Using a dark color theme in a website can convey many types of feelings and emotions towards its visitors. Edginess, elegance, modernity — these are just a handful of things that can be associated with dark colors. The use of dark backgrounds also centers the attention towards the content, making it an effective theme for portfolios, image galleries, and design-centered sites.

There are countless of gorgeous dark web designs on the web. In this web design showcase, you’ll find 20 hand-picked websites that use a primarily dark color palette.

 

Adrian Baxter

 

Vool

 

Blissfully Aware

 

Van Schneider

 

Julien Renvoye

 

Always Creative

 

The Paper Mill

 

Big Noise

 

The Buffalo Lounge

 

Shoplocket

 

Cider

 

Piraja

 

The Bullitt Agency

 

Unfold

 

Old Barber Shop

 

Founders Fund

 

La Bubbly

 

Thismanslife

 

McCormack & Morrison

 

Leukocyt