#0E100E 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 #0E100E works with other colors. Named schemes with #0E100E 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 #0E100E 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 #0E100E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #0E100E;
--color-base-rgb: 14 16 14;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(17.0% 0.005 145.3);
--color-50: #F7F8F7;
--color-100: #E9ECE9;
--color-200: #D3D9D3;
--color-300: #B3BCB3;
--color-400: #939F93;
--color-500: #748174;
--color-600: #5D655D;
--color-700: #454A45;
--color-800: #2F322F;
--color-900: #1D201D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#F7F8F7',
100: '#E9ECE9',
200: '#D3D9D3',
300: '#B3BCB3',
400: '#939F93',
500: '#748174',
600: '#5D655D',
700: '#454A45',
800: '#2F322F',
900: '#1D201D',
},
}
$base: #0E100E; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F7F8F7; $base-100: #E9ECE9; $base-200: #D3D9D3; $base-300: #B3BCB3; $base-400: #939F93; $base-500: #748174; $base-600: #5D655D; $base-700: #454A45; $base-800: #2F322F; $base-900: #1D201D; $base-hover: #0B0D0B; $base-subtle: #B3BBB3;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#0E100E",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F7F8F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E9ECE9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D3D9D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B3BCB3",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#939F93",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#748174",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#5D655D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#454A45",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2F322F",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1D201D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}