#0A0902 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 #0A0902 works with other colors. Named schemes with #0A0902 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 #0A0902 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 #0A0902 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #0A0902;
--color-base-rgb: 10 9 2;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(13.8% 0.021 103.8);
--color-50: #FDFCF2;
--color-100: #F9F6DC;
--color-200: #F1EBBB;
--color-300: #E3D98C;
--color-400: #D0C462;
--color-500: #B5A83F;
--color-600: #8B8137;
--color-700: #625C2C;
--color-800: #413D20;
--color-900: #282616;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#FDFCF2',
100: '#F9F6DC',
200: '#F1EBBB',
300: '#E3D98C',
400: '#D0C462',
500: '#B5A83F',
600: '#8B8137',
700: '#625C2C',
800: '#413D20',
900: '#282616',
},
}
$base: #0A0902; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FDFCF2; $base-100: #F9F6DC; $base-200: #F1EBBB; $base-300: #E3D98C; $base-400: #D0C462; $base-500: #B5A83F; $base-600: #8B8137; $base-700: #625C2C; $base-800: #413D20; $base-900: #282616; $base-hover: #070601; $base-subtle: #DAD18E;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#0A0902",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDFCF2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F9F6DC",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F1EBBB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E3D98C",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D0C462",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B5A83F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8B8137",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#625C2C",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#413D20",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#282616",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}