#041D08 is a muted, temperate teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, quietly premium. It is too dark to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #041D08 works with other colors. Named schemes with #041D08 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Graphite leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Graphite plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Graphite 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.
Graphite 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.
Graphite 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 Graphite carrying the quiet middle.
How #041D08 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 #041D08 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #041D08;
--color-base-rgb: 4 29 8;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(20.4% 0.051 147.1);
--color-50: #F1FEF3;
--color-100: #DAFBE0;
--color-200: #B7F5C2;
--color-300: #87E997;
--color-400: #5AD86F;
--color-500: #37BD4E;
--color-600: #329041;
--color-700: #296633;
--color-800: #1E4324;
--color-900: #142918;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F1FEF3',
100: '#DAFBE0',
200: '#B7F5C2',
300: '#87E997',
400: '#5AD86F',
500: '#37BD4E',
600: '#329041',
700: '#296633',
800: '#1E4324',
900: '#142918',
},
}
$base: #041D08; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F1FEF3; $base-100: #DAFBE0; $base-200: #B7F5C2; $base-300: #87E997; $base-400: #5AD86F; $base-500: #37BD4E; $base-600: #329041; $base-700: #296633; $base-800: #1E4324; $base-900: #142918; $base-hover: #031606; $base-subtle: #8EE19B;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#041D08",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F1FEF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#DAFBE0",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#B7F5C2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#87E997",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#5AD86F",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#37BD4E",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#329041",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#296633",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#1E4324",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#142918",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}