#131F1E is a near-black neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #131F1E works with other colors. Named schemes with #131F1E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Graphite is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Graphite.
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 #131F1E 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 #131F1E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #131F1E;
--color-base-rgb: 19 31 30;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(22.8% 0.017 189.6);
--color-50: #F5F9F9;
--color-100: #E5F0EF;
--color-200: #CCE0DE;
--color-300: #A8C7C5;
--color-400: #85ADAA;
--color-500: #65908C;
--color-600: #52706D;
--color-700: #3E514F;
--color-800: #2B3635;
--color-900: #1B2221;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F5F9F9',
100: '#E5F0EF',
200: '#CCE0DE',
300: '#A8C7C5',
400: '#85ADAA',
500: '#65908C',
600: '#52706D',
700: '#3E514F',
800: '#2B3635',
900: '#1B2221',
},
}
$base: #131F1E; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F5F9F9; $base-100: #E5F0EF; $base-200: #CCE0DE; $base-300: #A8C7C5; $base-400: #85ADAA; $base-500: #65908C; $base-600: #52706D; $base-700: #3E514F; $base-800: #2B3635; $base-900: #1B2221; $base-hover: #101918; $base-subtle: #AEC7C5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#131F1E",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F5F9F9",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E5F0EF",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CCE0DE",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#A8C7C5",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#85ADAA",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#65908C",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#52706D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3E514F",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2B3635",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1B2221",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}