#646153 is a mid neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads restrained and easy to live with. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #646153 works with other colors. Named schemes with #646153 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Ebony leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Ebony is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Ebony.
Ebony plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Ebony 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.
Ebony 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 Ebony carrying the quiet middle.
How #646153 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 #646153 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #646153;
--color-base-rgb: 100 97 83;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(49.1% 0.022 97.1);
--color-50: #F8F8F7;
--color-100: #EDECE9;
--color-200: #DAD9D3;
--color-300: #BDBBB2;
--color-400: #A09E92;
--color-500: #827F72;
--color-600: #67645B;
--color-700: #4B4A44;
--color-800: #33322E;
--color-900: #201F1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
ebony: {
50: '#F8F8F7',
100: '#EDECE9',
200: '#DAD9D3',
300: '#BDBBB2',
400: '#A09E92',
500: '#827F72',
600: '#67645B',
700: '#4B4A44',
800: '#33322E',
900: '#201F1D',
},
}
$base: #646153; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F8F7; $base-100: #EDECE9; $base-200: #DAD9D3; $base-300: #BDBBB2; $base-400: #A09E92; $base-500: #827F72; $base-600: #67645B; $base-700: #4B4A44; $base-800: #33322E; $base-900: #201F1D; $base-hover: #504E43; $base-subtle: #D1D0CB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#646153",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F8F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDECE9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DAD9D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BDBBB2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A09E92",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#827F72",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#67645B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4B4A44",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#33322E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201F1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}