What color is #10201B?

#10201B is a very dark low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(16, 32, 27), and in HSL hsl(161, 33%, 9%).

Is #10201B accessible as text?

On white, #10201B has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.24:1 (fails). For text placed on #10201B, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #10201B?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is stone-900 (#1C1917).

What colors go well with #10201B?

As a neutral, #10201B 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 #10201B the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #10201B 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.

#10201B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #10201B

Not just a swatch — here's how #10201B works with other colors. Named schemes with #10201B in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #10201B Secondary #734F19 Surface #E4DBC0 Accent #3B5141 Anchor #5B231F

Graphite 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 #10201B Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B5B19F Ink #2A2723

Graphite 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 #10201B Anchor #141210 Accent #BCA84C Secondary #1F2C28 Surface #F1EDE3

Graphite 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 #10201B Anchor #292A2E Secondary #6C6F74 Surface #EBE7DA Accent #000505

Graphite 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 Graphite.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #10201B Secondary #3B413E Support #989286 Ink #16140F

Graphite 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 Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #10201B 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 46/100

Neutral

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

Softness 25/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 72/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 19/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 23/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 73/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 9/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 12/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 63/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 95/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #10201B with

Sacramento Green Graphite Platinum Dark Slate Gray

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 16.9:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #C6DCD5 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #0F1E1F — 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 #10201B at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #10201B;
  --color-base-rgb: 16 32 27;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(22.7% 0.024 172.2);
  --color-50: #F5FAF8;
  --color-100: #E3F2ED;
  --color-200: #C9E4DB;
  --color-300: #A2CDBF;
  --color-400: #7EB4A3;
  --color-500: #5D9785;
  --color-600: #4C7568;
  --color-700: #3A554C;
  --color-800: #293833;
  --color-900: #1A2320;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#F5FAF8',
    100: '#E3F2ED',
    200: '#C9E4DB',
    300: '#A2CDBF',
    400: '#7EB4A3',
    500: '#5D9785',
    600: '#4C7568',
    700: '#3A554C',
    800: '#293833',
    900: '#1A2320',
  },
}

$base: #10201B;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F5FAF8;
$base-100: #E3F2ED;
$base-200: #C9E4DB;
$base-300: #A2CDBF;
$base-400: #7EB4A3;
$base-500: #5D9785;
$base-600: #4C7568;
$base-700: #3A554C;
$base-800: #293833;
$base-900: #1A2320;
$base-hover: #0C1815;
$base-subtle: #A8CBC0;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#10201B",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F5FAF8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E3F2ED",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#C9E4DB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#A2CDBF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#7EB4A3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#5D9785",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#4C7568",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#3A554C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#293833",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1A2320",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #10201B

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Pairs with #10201B

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