What color is #10101F?

#10101F is a very dark low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(16, 16, 31), and in HSL hsl(240, 32%, 9%).

Is #10101F accessible as text?

On white, #10101F has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.12:1 (fails). For text placed on #10101F, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #10101F?

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

What colors go well with #10101F?

As a neutral, #10101F 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 #10101F the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #10101F 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.

#10101F Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #10101F

Not just a swatch — here's how #10101F works with other colors. Named schemes with #10101F in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #10101F Secondary #7F4534 Surface #EDD7C2 Accent #365247 Anchor #582238

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.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #10101F Surface #F2E8DD Highlight #F8F0E7 Secondary #BEADA2 Ink #2C2724

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.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #10101F Anchor #141210 Accent #DB9758 Secondary #272833 Surface #F3ECE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Moody Editorial Color · 5 colors

Color #10101F Anchor #2A2A2E Secondary #6E6E74 Surface #EEE5DA Accent #010003

Jet Black adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Jet Black.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F8F4EF Accent #10101F Secondary #323339 Support #9D9088 Ink #18140F

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.

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Color Lab

How #10101F 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 45/100

Neutral

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

Softness 20/100

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 21/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 77/100

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 7/100

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 96/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #10101F

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People also use #10101F with

Gunmetal Gray Graphite Gainsboro Prussian Blue

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 18.8:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #C6C6DB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #15101E — 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 #10101F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #10101F;
  --color-base-rgb: 16 16 31;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.2% 0.031 282.9);
  --color-50: #F5F5FA;
  --color-100: #E4E4F2;
  --color-200: #C9C9E3;
  --color-300: #A3A3CC;
  --color-400: #7F7FB3;
  --color-500: #5E5E97;
  --color-600: #4D4D75;
  --color-700: #3A3A54;
  --color-800: #292938;
  --color-900: #1A1A23;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#F5F5FA',
    100: '#E4E4F2',
    200: '#C9C9E3',
    300: '#A3A3CC',
    400: '#7F7FB3',
    500: '#5E5E97',
    600: '#4D4D75',
    700: '#3A3A54',
    800: '#292938',
    900: '#1A1A23',
  },
}

$base: #10101F;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F5F5FA;
$base-100: #E4E4F2;
$base-200: #C9C9E3;
$base-300: #A3A3CC;
$base-400: #7F7FB3;
$base-500: #5E5E97;
$base-600: #4D4D75;
$base-700: #3A3A54;
$base-800: #292938;
$base-900: #1A1A23;
$base-hover: #0C0C18;
$base-subtle: #A8A8CA;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#10101F",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F5F5FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E4E4F2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#C9C9E3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#A3A3CC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#7F7FB3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#5E5E97",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#4D4D75",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#3A3A54",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#292938",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1A1A23",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #10101F

Color Lab

Pairs with #10101F

UI roles & guardrails

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