#102709 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 #102709 works with other colors. Named schemes with #102709 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 #102709 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 #102709 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #102709;
--color-base-rgb: 16 39 9;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(24.5% 0.059 139.0);
--color-50: #F5FDF2;
--color-100: #E3F8DD;
--color-200: #C9F0BD;
--color-300: #A2E08F;
--color-400: #7DCD65;
--color-500: #5DB243;
--color-600: #4C883A;
--color-700: #3A612E;
--color-800: #284021;
--color-900: #1A2716;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F5FDF2',
100: '#E3F8DD',
200: '#C9F0BD',
300: '#A2E08F',
400: '#7DCD65',
500: '#5DB243',
600: '#4C883A',
700: '#3A612E',
800: '#284021',
900: '#1A2716',
},
}
$base: #102709; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F5FDF2; $base-100: #E3F8DD; $base-200: #C9F0BD; $base-300: #A2E08F; $base-400: #7DCD65; $base-500: #5DB243; $base-600: #4C883A; $base-700: #3A612E; $base-800: #284021; $base-900: #1A2716; $base-hover: #0C1E07; $base-subtle: #A8DB98;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#102709",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F5FDF2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E3F8DD",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C9F0BD",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#A2E08F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#7DCD65",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#5DB243",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#4C883A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3A612E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#284021",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1A2716",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}