#0C0C07 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 #0C0C07 works with other colors. Named schemes with #0C0C07 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 #0C0C07 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 #0C0C07 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #0C0C07;
--color-base-rgb: 12 12 7;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(15.2% 0.011 107.6);
--color-50: #FAFAF5;
--color-100: #F0F0E5;
--color-200: #E1E1CC;
--color-300: #C8C8A7;
--color-400: #AFAF83;
--color-500: #919164;
--color-600: #717151;
--color-700: #52523D;
--color-800: #37372A;
--color-900: #22221B;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#FAFAF5',
100: '#F0F0E5',
200: '#E1E1CC',
300: '#C8C8A7',
400: '#AFAF83',
500: '#919164',
600: '#717151',
700: '#52523D',
800: '#37372A',
900: '#22221B',
},
}
$base: #0C0C07; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAFAF5; $base-100: #F0F0E5; $base-200: #E1E1CC; $base-300: #C8C8A7; $base-400: #AFAF83; $base-500: #919164; $base-600: #717151; $base-700: #52523D; $base-800: #37372A; $base-900: #22221B; $base-hover: #0A0A06; $base-subtle: #C4C4A7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#0C0C07",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAFAF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0F0E5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E1E1CC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C8C8A7",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AFAF83",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#919164",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#717151",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#52523D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#37372A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#22221B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}