#04100B is a near-black neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium, restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #04100B works with other colors. Named schemes with #04100B in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Jet Black is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Jet Black.
Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.
How #04100B actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #04100B at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #04100B;
--color-base-rgb: 4 16 11;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(15.9% 0.022 167.4);
--color-50: #F2FCF8;
--color-100: #DEF8ED;
--color-200: #BEEFDA;
--color-300: #91DEBE;
--color-400: #67CBA1;
--color-500: #46AF83;
--color-600: #3C8667;
--color-700: #2F604B;
--color-800: #223F33;
--color-900: #162720;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#F2FCF8',
100: '#DEF8ED',
200: '#BEEFDA',
300: '#91DEBE',
400: '#67CBA1',
500: '#46AF83',
600: '#3C8667',
700: '#2F604B',
800: '#223F33',
900: '#162720',
},
}
$base: #04100B; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F2FCF8; $base-100: #DEF8ED; $base-200: #BEEFDA; $base-300: #91DEBE; $base-400: #67CBA1; $base-500: #46AF83; $base-600: #3C8667; $base-700: #2F604B; $base-800: #223F33; $base-900: #162720; $base-hover: #030D09; $base-subtle: #94D7BB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#04100B",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F2FCF8",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#DEF8ED",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#BEEFDA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#91DEBE",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#67CBA1",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#46AF83",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#3C8667",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#2F604B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#223F33",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#162720",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}