#302627 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 #302627 works with other colors. Named schemes with #302627 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Bistre is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Bistre.
Bistre plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Bistre 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.
Bistre sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Bistre 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 Bistre carrying the quiet middle.
How #302627 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 #302627 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #302627;
--color-base-rgb: 48 38 39;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(28.0% 0.015 11.3);
--color-50: #F8F6F7;
--color-100: #EDE8E9;
--color-200: #DBD1D2;
--color-300: #BFB0B1;
--color-400: #A38F91;
--color-500: #857072;
--color-600: #68595B;
--color-700: #4C4344;
--color-800: #332E2E;
--color-900: #201D1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
bistre: {
50: '#F8F6F7',
100: '#EDE8E9',
200: '#DBD1D2',
300: '#BFB0B1',
400: '#A38F91',
500: '#857072',
600: '#68595B',
700: '#4C4344',
800: '#332E2E',
900: '#201D1D',
},
}
$base: #302627; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F6F7; $base-100: #EDE8E9; $base-200: #DBD1D2; $base-300: #BFB0B1; $base-400: #A38F91; $base-500: #857072; $base-600: #68595B; $base-700: #4C4344; $base-800: #332E2E; $base-900: #201D1D; $base-hover: #271F1F; $base-subtle: #C5BABB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#302627",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F6F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDE8E9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DBD1D2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BFB0B1",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A38F91",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#857072",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#68595B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4C4344",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#332E2E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201D1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}