#1F1E15 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 #1F1E15 works with other colors. Named schemes with #1F1E15 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 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 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 #1F1E15 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 #1F1E15 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #1F1E15;
--color-base-rgb: 31 30 21;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(23.3% 0.017 102.3);
--color-50: #F9F9F6;
--color-100: #EFEEE7;
--color-200: #DEDCCE;
--color-300: #C4C1AB;
--color-400: #A9A689;
--color-500: #8B886A;
--color-600: #6D6A55;
--color-700: #4F4E40;
--color-800: #35342C;
--color-900: #21211C;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F9F9F6',
100: '#EFEEE7',
200: '#DEDCCE',
300: '#C4C1AB',
400: '#A9A689',
500: '#8B886A',
600: '#6D6A55',
700: '#4F4E40',
800: '#35342C',
900: '#21211C',
},
}
$base: #1F1E15; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F9F9F6; $base-100: #EFEEE7; $base-200: #DEDCCE; $base-300: #C4C1AB; $base-400: #A9A689; $base-500: #8B886A; $base-600: #6D6A55; $base-700: #4F4E40; $base-800: #35342C; $base-900: #21211C; $base-hover: #181811; $base-subtle: #C4C2B0;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#1F1E15",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9F9F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EFEEE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DEDCCE",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C4C1AB",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A9A689",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#8B886A",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6D6A55",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4F4E40",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#35342C",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#21211C",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}