#241920 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 #241920 works with other colors. Named schemes with #241920 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 sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
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 #241920 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 #241920 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #241920;
--color-base-rgb: 36 25 32;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(23.0% 0.021 340.5);
--color-50: #F9F6F8;
--color-100: #EEE7EC;
--color-200: #DECFD8;
--color-300: #C3ACBB;
--color-400: #A88A9D;
--color-500: #8A6B7F;
--color-600: #6C5664;
--color-700: #4F4049;
--color-800: #352C32;
--color-900: #211C1F;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F9F6F8',
100: '#EEE7EC',
200: '#DECFD8',
300: '#C3ACBB',
400: '#A88A9D',
500: '#8A6B7F',
600: '#6C5664',
700: '#4F4049',
800: '#352C32',
900: '#211C1F',
},
}
$base: #241920; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F9F6F8; $base-100: #EEE7EC; $base-200: #DECFD8; $base-300: #C3ACBB; $base-400: #A88A9D; $base-500: #8A6B7F; $base-600: #6C5664; $base-700: #4F4049; $base-800: #352C32; $base-900: #211C1F; $base-hover: #1D141A; $base-subtle: #C5B2BE;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#241920",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9F6F8",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEE7EC",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DECFD8",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C3ACBB",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A88A9D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#8A6B7F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6C5664",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4F4049",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#352C32",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#211C1F",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}