#1F2225 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 #1F2225 works with other colors. Named schemes with #1F2225 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 opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
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 #1F2225 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 #1F2225 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #1F2225;
--color-base-rgb: 31 34 37;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(25.0% 0.007 248.1);
--color-50: #F7F7F8;
--color-100: #E9EBED;
--color-200: #D3D6DA;
--color-300: #B2B8BD;
--color-400: #9299A0;
--color-500: #727A82;
--color-600: #5B6167;
--color-700: #44474B;
--color-800: #2E3033;
--color-900: #1D1F20;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F7F7F8',
100: '#E9EBED',
200: '#D3D6DA',
300: '#B2B8BD',
400: '#9299A0',
500: '#727A82',
600: '#5B6167',
700: '#44474B',
800: '#2E3033',
900: '#1D1F20',
},
}
$base: #1F2225; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F7F7F8; $base-100: #E9EBED; $base-200: #D3D6DA; $base-300: #B2B8BD; $base-400: #9299A0; $base-500: #727A82; $base-600: #5B6167; $base-700: #44474B; $base-800: #2E3033; $base-900: #1D1F20; $base-hover: #181B1D; $base-subtle: #B8BCC1;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#1F2225",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F7F7F8",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E9EBED",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D3D6DA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B2B8BD",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#9299A0",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#727A82",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#5B6167",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#44474B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2E3033",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1D1F20",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}