# Near-black and charcoal gray palette

The Near-black and charcoal gray palette brings together dark gray and gray. The colors span a narrow lightness range, combining near-neutral color with gentle contrast. Its quiet and understated character suits brand mood boards and editorial graphics. Its darkest tone is dark gray, and its lightest tone is gray.

- Also called: Black and dark gray linear swatches
- Seed: `kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8`
- Page: https://grabient.com/kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8?style=linearSwatches&steps=13
- Drawn as: linear swatches, 13 steps, 90 degrees
- Kinds: neutral, dark
- Hues: achromatic
- Contrast of its darkest and lightest colors: 1.7 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 | `#141318` | `oklch(18.90% 0.0096 293.20)` | Kettle Black | white, 18.5 to 1 |
| 2 | `#16161a` | `oklch(20.10% 0.0093 293.47)` | Piano Black | white, 18 to 1 |
| 3 | `#1a191e` | `oklch(21.80% 0.0088 293.87)` | Aswad Black | white, 17.4 to 1 |
| 4 | `#1f1e22` | `oklch(23.79% 0.0082 294.33)` | Inkwell Inception | white, 16.5 to 1 |
| 5 | `#242327` | `oklch(25.88% 0.0076 294.77)` | Dark Gunmetal | white, 15.6 to 1 |
| 6 | `#29282c` | `oklch(27.86% 0.0071 295.12)` | Anthracite | white, 14.6 to 1 |
| 7 | `#2d2c30` | `oklch(29.53% 0.0069 295.32)` | Caviar | white, 13.8 to 1 |
| 8 | `#303033` | `oklch(30.95% 0.0069 295.31)` | Tap Shoe | white, 13.2 to 1 |
| 9 | `#343337` | `oklch(32.30% 0.0071 295.16)` | Jet Black | white, 12.5 to 1 |
| 10 | `#37363a` | `oklch(33.54% 0.0074 294.92)` | Sayward Pine | white, 11.9 to 1 |
| 11 | `#3a393d` | `oklch(34.63% 0.0078 294.65)` | Moonless Night | white, 11.4 to 1 |
| 12 | `#3c3b40` | `oklch(35.54% 0.0081 294.41)` | In the Dark | white, 11 to 1 |
| 13 | `#3e3d42` | `oklch(36.22% 0.0083 294.26)` | Tuxedo | white, 10.7 to 1 |

## CSS

```css
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #141318 0.000% 7.692%, #16161a 7.692% 15.385%, #1a191e 15.385% 23.077%, #1f1e22 23.077% 30.769%, #242327 30.769% 38.462%, #29282c 38.462% 46.154%, #2d2c30 46.154% 53.846%, #303033 53.846% 61.538%, #343337 61.538% 69.231%, #37363a 69.231% 76.923%, #3a393d 76.923% 84.615%, #3c3b40 84.615% 92.308%, #3e3d42 92.308% 100.000%);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(18.90% 0.0096 293.20) 0.000% 7.692%, oklch(20.10% 0.0093 293.47) 7.692% 15.385%, oklch(21.80% 0.0088 293.87) 15.385% 23.077%, oklch(23.79% 0.0082 294.33) 23.077% 30.769%, oklch(25.88% 0.0076 294.77) 30.769% 38.462%, oklch(27.86% 0.0071 295.12) 38.462% 46.154%, oklch(29.53% 0.0069 295.32) 46.154% 53.846%, oklch(30.95% 0.0069 295.31) 53.846% 61.538%, oklch(32.30% 0.0071 295.16) 61.538% 69.231%, oklch(33.54% 0.0074 294.92) 69.231% 76.923%, oklch(34.63% 0.0078 294.65) 76.923% 84.615%, oklch(35.54% 0.0081 294.41) 84.615% 92.308%, oklch(36.22% 0.0083 294.26) 92.308% 100.000%);
```

## Keyframes

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

| Keyframe | Lightness | Chroma | Hue |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 0.189 | 0.01 | 293.2 |
| 2 | 0.295 | 0.007 | 295.3 |
| 3 | 0.362 | 0.008 | 294.3 |

## In these collections

- [Gray gradients](https://grabient.com/gray-gradients)

## Other forms

- [JSON](https://grabient.com/kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8.json?style=linearSwatches&steps=13)
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- [SVG](https://grabient.com/kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8.svg?style=linearSwatches&steps=13)
- [CSS](https://grabient.com/kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8.css?style=linearSwatches&steps=13)
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- [GRD](https://grabient.com/kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8.grd?style=linearSwatches&steps=13)
- [Design tokens](https://grabient.com/kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8.tokens.json?style=linearSwatches&steps=13)
- [Social card](https://grabient.com/api/og?seed=kSMAfQpYLAK4DP8&style=linearSwatches&steps=13)
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