#102404 is a deep, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, quietly premium. It is too dark to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #102404 works with other colors. Named schemes with #102404 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Graphite leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How #102404 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 #102404 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #102404;
--color-base-rgb: 16 36 4;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(23.5% 0.061 135.5);
--color-50: #F6FEF1;
--color-100: #E6FCD9;
--color-200: #CEF7B6;
--color-300: #AAEB84;
--color-400: #87DB57;
--color-500: #68C134;
--color-600: #54932F;
--color-700: #3F6827;
--color-800: #2B441D;
--color-900: #1C2914;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F6FEF1',
100: '#E6FCD9',
200: '#CEF7B6',
300: '#AAEB84',
400: '#87DB57',
500: '#68C134',
600: '#54932F',
700: '#3F6827',
800: '#2B441D',
900: '#1C2914',
},
}
$base: #102404; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F6FEF1; $base-100: #E6FCD9; $base-200: #CEF7B6; $base-300: #AAEB84; $base-400: #87DB57; $base-500: #68C134; $base-600: #54932F; $base-700: #3F6827; $base-800: #2B441D; $base-900: #1C2914; $base-hover: #0D1D03; $base-subtle: #ADE38E;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#102404",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6FEF1",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E6FCD9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CEF7B6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#AAEB84",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#87DB57",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#68C134",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#54932F",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3F6827",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2B441D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1C2914",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}