Shades of charcoal
Near-black and charcoal-adjacent charcoal swatches for OLED UI and ink-like typography.
About charcoal in UI and branding
Near-black and charcoal-adjacent charcoal swatches for OLED UI and ink-like typography.
Near-black charcoal swatches suit OLED-friendly dark mode, hero photography overlays, and high-contrast typography. Pair with off-white text and a single saturated accent so interfaces do not feel flat.
The grid below lists HSL-derived steps you can copy as HEX for CSS, design tokens, and presentation decks. For a custom ramp from your own seed color, open the tint & shade generator or export a full scale with the CSS variables generator.
Related: Tint & shade generator · Color picker · All shade pages
Shades of charcoal — FAQ
How were these charcoal swatches generated?
Swatches use HSL lightness and saturation steps tuned for charcoal hues. They are starting points for UI exploration—verify brand-critical colors against official guides.
Can I use these charcoal HEX values in production?
Yes for general interface work. Run text and icon pairs through our contrast checker and calibrate on target displays when accessibility matters.
Do you cover Pantone or print for charcoal?
These are sRGB screen values. Print and packaging need ICC profiles, spot inks, or Pantone books—not HEX copied from the web alone.
How do I build a custom charcoal ramp?
Pick a seed HEX in the tint & shade generator or generate 50–950 tokens in the CSS variables tool.
What is the difference between shade and tint for charcoal?
Shades mix toward black; tints mix toward white. This page spans both ends of the lightness scale for charcoal family hues.