#050802 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 #050802 works with other colors. Named schemes with #050802 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Jet Black leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
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 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 #050802 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 #050802 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #050802;
--color-base-rgb: 5 8 2;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(12.7% 0.021 127.3);
--color-50: #F7FCF2;
--color-100: #EBF8DE;
--color-200: #D6EFBE;
--color-300: #B8DE91;
--color-400: #99CB67;
--color-500: #7AAF46;
--color-600: #61863C;
--color-700: #47602F;
--color-800: #303F22;
--color-900: #1F2716;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#F7FCF2',
100: '#EBF8DE',
200: '#D6EFBE',
300: '#B8DE91',
400: '#99CB67',
500: '#7AAF46',
600: '#61863C',
700: '#47602F',
800: '#303F22',
900: '#1F2716',
},
}
$base: #050802; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F7FCF2; $base-100: #EBF8DE; $base-200: #D6EFBE; $base-300: #B8DE91; $base-400: #99CB67; $base-500: #7AAF46; $base-600: #61863C; $base-700: #47602F; $base-800: #303F22; $base-900: #1F2716; $base-hover: #040702; $base-subtle: #B4D692;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#050802",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F7FCF2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EBF8DE",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D6EFBE",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B8DE91",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#99CB67",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#7AAF46",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#61863C",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#47602F",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#303F22",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1F2716",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}