#072002 is a deep, temperate 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 #072002 works with other colors. Named schemes with #072002 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 #072002 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 #072002 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #072002;
--color-base-rgb: 7 32 2;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(21.5% 0.063 139.5);
--color-50: #F3FEF0;
--color-100: #DEFDD8;
--color-200: #BEFAB2;
--color-300: #92F07F;
--color-400: #68E250;
--color-500: #47C82D;
--color-600: #3C982A;
--color-700: #306B24;
--color-800: #22461B;
--color-900: #172B13;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F3FEF0',
100: '#DEFDD8',
200: '#BEFAB2',
300: '#92F07F',
400: '#68E250',
500: '#47C82D',
600: '#3C982A',
700: '#306B24',
800: '#22461B',
900: '#172B13',
},
}
$base: #072002; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F3FEF0; $base-100: #DEFDD8; $base-200: #BEFAB2; $base-300: #92F07F; $base-400: #68E250; $base-500: #47C82D; $base-600: #3C982A; $base-700: #306B24; $base-800: #22461B; $base-900: #172B13; $base-hover: #061B02; $base-subtle: #98E788;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#072002",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F3FEF0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#DEFDD8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#BEFAB2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#92F07F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#68E250",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#47C82D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#3C982A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#306B24",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#22461B",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#172B13",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}