#241E15 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 #241E15 works with other colors. Named schemes with #241E15 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 #241E15 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 #241E15 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #241E15;
--color-base-rgb: 36 30 21;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(23.9% 0.019 77.7);
--color-50: #FAF8F5;
--color-100: #F0ECE5;
--color-200: #E1D8CC;
--color-300: #C8BBA7;
--color-400: #AF9D83;
--color-500: #917F64;
--color-600: #716451;
--color-700: #52493D;
--color-800: #37322A;
--color-900: #221F1B;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#FAF8F5',
100: '#F0ECE5',
200: '#E1D8CC',
300: '#C8BBA7',
400: '#AF9D83',
500: '#917F64',
600: '#716451',
700: '#52493D',
800: '#37322A',
900: '#221F1B',
},
}
$base: #241E15; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAF8F5; $base-100: #F0ECE5; $base-200: #E1D8CC; $base-300: #C8BBA7; $base-400: #AF9D83; $base-500: #917F64; $base-600: #716451; $base-700: #52493D; $base-800: #37322A; $base-900: #221F1B; $base-hover: #1C1811; $base-subtle: #C8BEAD;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#241E15",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF8F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0ECE5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E1D8CC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C8BBA7",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AF9D83",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#917F64",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#716451",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#52493D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#37322A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#221F1B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}