# Near-black and charcoal black palette

This palette moves from dark gray to gray. It steadily lightens across a narrow lightness range, combining near-neutral color with gentle contrast. Its quiet and understated character suits brand mood boards and social graphics, especially compositions that need closely related light and dark areas.

- Also called: Black to dark gray linear gradient
- Seed: `kSLAXFowI_6oDQA`
- Page: https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA?steps=13
- Drawn as: linear gradient, 13 steps, 90 degrees
- Kinds: neutral, dark
- Hues: achromatic
- Contrast of its darkest and lightest colors: 1.5 to 1

## Colors

The name most people give each color, and the text color that reads on it with its contrast.

| Stop | Hex | OKLCH | Name | Text on it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | `#0f1013` | `oklch(17.32% 0.0069 277.73)` | Ruined Smores | white, 19 to 1 |
| 2 | `#121216` | `oklch(18.49% 0.0067 277.72)` | Kettle Black | white, 18.6 to 1 |
| 3 | `#161619` | `oklch(20.15% 0.0064 277.70)` | Piano Black | white, 18 to 1 |
| 4 | `#1a1b1e` | `oklch(22.10% 0.0060 277.67)` | Gluon Grey | white, 17.2 to 1 |
| 5 | `#1f1f22` | `oklch(24.12% 0.0057 277.66)` | Inkwell Inception | white, 16.4 to 1 |
| 6 | `#232427` | `oklch(26.01% 0.0055 277.67)` | Dark Gunmetal | white, 15.5 to 1 |
| 7 | `#27282b` | `oklch(27.56% 0.0055 277.73)` | Anthracite | white, 14.8 to 1 |
| 8 | `#2a2b2e` | `oklch(28.81% 0.0058 277.86)` | Bunker | white, 14.2 to 1 |
| 9 | `#2d2d31` | `oklch(29.95% 0.0062 278.05)` | Dark Onyx | white, 13.6 to 1 |
| 10 | `#2f3034` | `oklch(30.95% 0.0068 278.26)` | Tap Shoe | white, 13.1 to 1 |
| 11 | `#313236` | `oklch(31.82% 0.0074 278.48)` | Stiletto | white, 12.7 to 1 |
| 12 | `#333438` | `oklch(32.53% 0.0079 278.66)` | Dark Kettle Black | white, 12.4 to 1 |
| 13 | `#34353a` | `oklch(33.07% 0.0083 278.79)` | Hawk’s Eye | white, 12.1 to 1 |

## CSS

```css
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0f1013 0.0%, #121216 8.3%, #161619 16.7%, #1a1b1e 25.0%, #1f1f22 33.3%, #232427 41.7%, #27282b 50.0%, #2a2b2e 58.3%, #2d2d31 66.7%, #2f3034 75.0%, #313236 83.3%, #333438 91.7%, #34353a 100.0%);
background: linear-gradient(90deg in oklch, oklch(17.32% 0.0069 277.73) 0.0%, oklch(18.49% 0.0067 277.72) 8.3%, oklch(20.15% 0.0064 277.70) 16.7%, oklch(22.10% 0.0060 277.67) 25.0%, oklch(24.12% 0.0057 277.66) 33.3%, oklch(26.01% 0.0055 277.67) 41.7%, oklch(27.56% 0.0055 277.73) 50.0%, oklch(28.81% 0.0058 277.86) 58.3%, oklch(29.95% 0.0062 278.05) 66.7%, oklch(30.95% 0.0068 278.26) 75.0%, oklch(31.82% 0.0074 278.48) 83.3%, oklch(32.53% 0.0079 278.66) 91.7%, oklch(33.07% 0.0083 278.79) 100.0%);
```

## Keyframes

3 OKLCH keyframes joined by a Catmull-Rom spline. Hue is unwrapped degrees.

| Keyframe | Lightness | Chroma | Hue |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 0.173 | 0.007 | 277.7 |
| 2 | 0.276 | 0.006 | 277.7 |
| 3 | 0.331 | 0.008 | 278.8 |

## In these collections

- [Black swatches](https://grabient.com/black-swatches)

## Other forms

- [JSON](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.json?steps=13)
- [PNG](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.png?steps=13)
- [SVG](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.svg?steps=13)
- [CSS](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.css?steps=13)
- [ASE](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.ase?steps=13)
- [GPL](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.gpl?steps=13)
- [GRD](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.grd?steps=13)
- [Design tokens](https://grabient.com/kSLAXFowI_6oDQA.tokens.json?steps=13)
- [Social card](https://grabient.com/api/og?seed=kSLAXFowI_6oDQA&steps=13)
- [Palettes like this one](https://grabient.com/palettes?q=kSLAXFowI_6oDQA)
- [Guide for agents](https://grabient.com/llms.txt)