#070804 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 #070804 works with other colors. Named schemes with #070804 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 #070804 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 #070804 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #070804;
--color-base-rgb: 7 8 4;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(13.1% 0.012 118.0);
--color-50: #F9FAF5;
--color-100: #EEF2E3;
--color-200: #DDE4C9;
--color-300: #C2CDA2;
--color-400: #A7B47E;
--color-500: #89975D;
--color-600: #6B754C;
--color-700: #4E553A;
--color-800: #343829;
--color-900: #21231A;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#F9FAF5',
100: '#EEF2E3',
200: '#DDE4C9',
300: '#C2CDA2',
400: '#A7B47E',
500: '#89975D',
600: '#6B754C',
700: '#4E553A',
800: '#343829',
900: '#21231A',
},
}
$base: #070804; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F9FAF5; $base-100: #EEF2E3; $base-200: #DDE4C9; $base-300: #C2CDA2; $base-400: #A7B47E; $base-500: #89975D; $base-600: #6B754C; $base-700: #4E553A; $base-800: #343829; $base-900: #21231A; $base-hover: #050503; $base-subtle: #BDC7A1;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#070804",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9FAF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEF2E3",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DDE4C9",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C2CDA2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A7B47E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#89975D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6B754C",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4E553A",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#343829",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#21231A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}