What color is #081420?

#081420 is a very dark low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(8, 20, 32), and in HSL hsl(210, 60%, 8%).

Is #081420 accessible as text?

On white, #081420 has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.13:1 (fails). For text placed on #081420, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #081420?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is gray-900 (#101828).

What colors go well with #081420?

As a neutral, #081420 pairs cleanly with white, off-white and light grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a dark surface or high-contrast base and let the accent carry the color.

Is #081420 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #081420 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#081420 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #081420

Not just a swatch — here's how #081420 works with other colors. Named schemes with #081420 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #081420 Accent #A5C4C1 Surface #DDDBBF Secondary #9AA0A1 Anchor #20344A

Graphite opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #081420 Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7C93A6 Anchor #2E3236

Graphite keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #081420 Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #5A6672 Accent #25313D

Graphite is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Graphite.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #081420 Secondary #7F4538 Surface #E1DDC0 Accent #375245 Anchor #57233B

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.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #081420 Secondary #31353A Support #959386 Ink #16140F

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.

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Color Lab

How #081420 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.

Warmth 42/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 21/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 77/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 19/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 76/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 12/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 8/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 64/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 93/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #081420

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People also use #081420 with

Bottle Green Jet Black Graphite Gainsboro Charcoal

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 18.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #BCD0E4 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #080C21 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #081420 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #081420;
  --color-base-rgb: 8 20 32;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.7% 0.030 249.5);
  --color-50: #F2F7FC;
  --color-100: #DEEBF8;
  --color-200: #BED6EF;
  --color-300: #91B8DE;
  --color-400: #6799CB;
  --color-500: #467AAF;
  --color-600: #3C6186;
  --color-700: #2F4760;
  --color-800: #22303F;
  --color-900: #161F27;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#F2F7FC',
    100: '#DEEBF8',
    200: '#BED6EF',
    300: '#91B8DE',
    400: '#6799CB',
    500: '#467AAF',
    600: '#3C6186',
    700: '#2F4760',
    800: '#22303F',
    900: '#161F27',
  },
}

$base: #081420;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F2F7FC;
$base-100: #DEEBF8;
$base-200: #BED6EF;
$base-300: #91B8DE;
$base-400: #6799CB;
$base-500: #467AAF;
$base-600: #3C6186;
$base-700: #2F4760;
$base-800: #22303F;
$base-900: #161F27;
$base-hover: #07101A;
$base-subtle: #99B9D9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#081420",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F2F7FC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DEEBF8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BED6EF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#91B8DE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#6799CB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#467AAF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#3C6186",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#2F4760",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#22303F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#161F27",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #081420

Color Lab

Pairs with #081420

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