#080F0F is a near-black neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #080F0F works with other colors. Named schemes with #080F0F 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 #080F0F 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 #080F0F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #080F0F;
--color-base-rgb: 8 15 15;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(16.1% 0.011 196.1);
--color-50: #F5FAFA;
--color-100: #E4F1F1;
--color-200: #CAE2E2;
--color-300: #A4CBCB;
--color-400: #80B2B2;
--color-500: #609595;
--color-600: #4E7474;
--color-700: #3B5454;
--color-800: #293838;
--color-900: #1B2323;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#F5FAFA',
100: '#E4F1F1',
200: '#CAE2E2',
300: '#A4CBCB',
400: '#80B2B2',
500: '#609595',
600: '#4E7474',
700: '#3B5454',
800: '#293838',
900: '#1B2323',
},
}
$base: #080F0F; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F5FAFA; $base-100: #E4F1F1; $base-200: #CAE2E2; $base-300: #A4CBCB; $base-400: #80B2B2; $base-500: #609595; $base-600: #4E7474; $base-700: #3B5454; $base-800: #293838; $base-900: #1B2323; $base-hover: #070D0D; $base-subtle: #A6C7C7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#080F0F",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F5FAFA",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E4F1F1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CAE2E2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#A4CBCB",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#80B2B2",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#609595",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#4E7474",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3B5454",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#293838",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1B2323",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}