#0E0D08 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 #0E0D08 works with other colors. Named schemes with #0E0D08 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 #0E0D08 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 #0E0D08 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #0E0D08;
--color-base-rgb: 14 13 8;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(15.8% 0.010 98.3);
--color-50: #FAF9F5;
--color-100: #F0EEE5;
--color-200: #E1DECB;
--color-300: #C9C3A6;
--color-400: #AFA883;
--color-500: #928A63;
--color-600: #726C50;
--color-700: #524F3D;
--color-800: #37352A;
--color-900: #22211B;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#FAF9F5',
100: '#F0EEE5',
200: '#E1DECB',
300: '#C9C3A6',
400: '#AFA883',
500: '#928A63',
600: '#726C50',
700: '#524F3D',
800: '#37352A',
900: '#22211B',
},
}
$base: #0E0D08; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAF9F5; $base-100: #F0EEE5; $base-200: #E1DECB; $base-300: #C9C3A6; $base-400: #AFA883; $base-500: #928A63; $base-600: #726C50; $base-700: #524F3D; $base-800: #37352A; $base-900: #22211B; $base-hover: #0A0A06; $base-subtle: #C5C0A6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#0E0D08",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF9F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0EEE5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E1DECB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C9C3A6",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AFA883",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#928A63",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#726C50",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#524F3D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#37352A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#22211B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}