What color is #141210?

#141210 is a very dark near-black gray with essentially no hue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 18, 16), and in HSL hsl(30, 11%, 7%).

Is #141210 accessible as text?

On white, #141210 has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.12:1 (fails). For text placed on #141210, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #141210?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is neutral-900 (#171717).

What colors go well with #141210?

As a neutral, #141210 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 #141210 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #141210 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.

#141210 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #141210

Not just a swatch — here's how #141210 works with other colors. Named schemes with #141210 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #141210 Surface #15161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #606473 Accent #302E2C

Jet Black is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Jet Black.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #141210 Secondary #794A23 Surface #E9DAC0 Accent #41503C Anchor #5B222A

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 #141210 Surface #EFE9DC Highlight #F6F1E7 Secondary #B9AF9F Ink #2B2723

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 #141210 Anchor #141210 Accent #CBA14C Secondary #30271E Surface #F2EDE3

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.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #141210 Secondary #343433 Support #9A9186 Ink #17140F

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 #141210 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 51/100

Neutral

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

Softness 22/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 75/100

High

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

Naturalness 22/100

Low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 24/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 74/100

High

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

Brand distinctiveness 2/100

Very low

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

UI accent fit 6/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 71/100

High

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

Print safety 99/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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Graphite Jet Black Platinum Taupe

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 18.7:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #D3D0CC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #141310 — 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 #141210 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #141210;
  --color-base-rgb: 20 18 16;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.4% 0.005 67.5);
  --color-50: #F8F7F6;
  --color-100: #EDEBE8;
  --color-200: #DBD6D2;
  --color-300: #BFB8B1;
  --color-400: #A29990;
  --color-500: #847A71;
  --color-600: #68615A;
  --color-700: #4C4743;
  --color-800: #33302E;
  --color-900: #201F1D;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#F8F7F6',
    100: '#EDEBE8',
    200: '#DBD6D2',
    300: '#BFB8B1',
    400: '#A29990',
    500: '#847A71',
    600: '#68615A',
    700: '#4C4743',
    800: '#33302E',
    900: '#201F1D',
  },
}

$base: #141210;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F8F7F6;
$base-100: #EDEBE8;
$base-200: #DBD6D2;
$base-300: #BFB8B1;
$base-400: #A29990;
$base-500: #847A71;
$base-600: #68615A;
$base-700: #4C4743;
$base-800: #33302E;
$base-900: #201F1D;
$base-hover: #100E0D;
$base-subtle: #BEB8B2;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#141210",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F8F7F6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EDEBE8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#DBD6D2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#BFB8B1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#A29990",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#847A71",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#68615A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#4C4743",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#33302E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#201F1D",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #141210

Color Lab

Pairs with #141210

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