Almost Black #070D0D

About this color

#070D0D is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 15%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. It is the named color Almost Black. White text reads best on it, at 19.58:1.

Colors that go with Almost Black

Matches found by rotating Almost Black around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.

Almost Black is close to neutral, so it has no hue to rotate. It pairs with almost any color; try the palettes below.

Color palettes with Almost Black

Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Almost Black, closest first.

• Onyx Crest
• Noir Suite
• Noir Edition
• Opulent Invitation
• Gilded and Brass
• Imperial Penthouse
• Marble Studio
• Imperial Atelier

Similar named colors

The eight named colors closest to Almost Black, with their ΔE distance.

• Rich Navy #001219 ΔE 0.028
• Very Dark Brown #1D0200 ΔE 0.063
• Rich Black #0D1B2A ΔE 0.072
• Midnight #03012D ΔE 0.086
• Dark Navy Blue #00022E ΔE 0.087
• Dark Navy #000435 ΔE 0.093
• Very Dark Blue #000133 ΔE 0.095
• Dark #1B2431 ΔE 0.108

More about Almost Black

• Shades of black
• What black means

How to make Almost Black

A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.

• 1 part black

Recipe result: #141414, a difference of ΔE 0.040 from Almost Black. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.

What colors make gray? | Color mixing chart

Codes for Almost Black in every format

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Shades and tints of Almost Black

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

1. Step 50

   50

   #F4F6F6

   oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)

2. Step 100

   100

   #E7EAEA

   oklch(93.5% 0.003 197.1)

3. Step 200

   200

   #D4DADA

   oklch(88.4% 0.007 197)

4. Step 300

   300

   #B8C3C3

   oklch(80.9% 0.012 196.9)

5. Step 400

   400

   #94A4A4

   oklch(70.6% 0.018 196.8)

6. Step 500

   500

   #798E8E

   oklch(63% 0.024 196.6)

7. Step 600

   600

   #627878

   oklch(55.5% 0.026 196.4)

8. Step 700

   700

   #516565

   oklch(49% 0.024 196.4)

9. Step 800

   800

   #425353

   oklch(42.8% 0.021 196.4)

10. Step 900

    900

    #384444

    oklch(37.6% 0.016 196.5)

11. Step 950

    950 (this color)

    #070D0D

    oklch(15.2% 0.01 196.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

Almost Black with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.