#1D1411 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 #1D1411 works with other colors. Named schemes with #1D1411 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 #1D1411 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 #1D1411 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #1D1411;
--color-base-rgb: 29 20 17;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(20.2% 0.016 39.2);
--color-50: #FAF6F5;
--color-100: #F0E8E5;
--color-200: #E1D1CC;
--color-300: #C8AFA7;
--color-400: #AF8E83;
--color-500: #916F64;
--color-600: #715951;
--color-700: #52423D;
--color-800: #372D2A;
--color-900: #221D1B;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#FAF6F5',
100: '#F0E8E5',
200: '#E1D1CC',
300: '#C8AFA7',
400: '#AF8E83',
500: '#916F64',
600: '#715951',
700: '#52423D',
800: '#372D2A',
900: '#221D1B',
},
}
$base: #1D1411; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAF6F5; $base-100: #F0E8E5; $base-200: #E1D1CC; $base-300: #C8AFA7; $base-400: #AF8E83; $base-500: #916F64; $base-600: #715951; $base-700: #52423D; $base-800: #372D2A; $base-900: #221D1B; $base-hover: #17100E; $base-subtle: #C7B3AC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#1D1411",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF6F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0E8E5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E1D1CC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C8AFA7",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AF8E83",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#916F64",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#715951",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#52423D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#372D2A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#221D1B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}