#1A140F is a near-black neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium, restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #1A140F works with other colors. Named schemes with #1A140F 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 #1A140F 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 #1A140F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #1A140F;
--color-base-rgb: 26 20 15;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(19.7% 0.014 61.7);
--color-50: #FAF7F5;
--color-100: #F0EAE5;
--color-200: #E1D5CB;
--color-300: #C9B6A6;
--color-400: #AF9783;
--color-500: #927863;
--color-600: #725F50;
--color-700: #52463D;
--color-800: #37302A;
--color-900: #221E1B;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#FAF7F5',
100: '#F0EAE5',
200: '#E1D5CB',
300: '#C9B6A6',
400: '#AF9783',
500: '#927863',
600: '#725F50',
700: '#52463D',
800: '#37302A',
900: '#221E1B',
},
}
$base: #1A140F; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAF7F5; $base-100: #F0EAE5; $base-200: #E1D5CB; $base-300: #C9B6A6; $base-400: #AF9783; $base-500: #927863; $base-600: #725F50; $base-700: #52463D; $base-800: #37302A; $base-900: #221E1B; $base-hover: #15100C; $base-subtle: #C7B7AA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#1A140F",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF7F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0EAE5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E1D5CB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C9B6A6",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AF9783",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#927863",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#725F50",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#52463D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#37302A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#221E1B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}