#121212Licorice
#6B6B6BDove Gray
#B1B1B1Mushroom
#EEEEEEFrost

Licorice & Dove Gray Sky color palette

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Licorice & Dove Gray Sky is a muted neutral-based color palette tagged monochrome, minimal, black. Built almost entirely from neutrals, with Licorice (#121212) as the single point of color. Saturation stays low across the board, giving it a calm, editorial feel.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Licorice#121212rgb(18, 18, 18)hsl(0, 0%, 7%)oklch(18.2% 0.000 0)
Dove Gray#6B6B6Brgb(107, 107, 107)hsl(0, 0%, 42%)oklch(52.8% 0.000 0)
Mushroom#B1B1B1rgb(177, 177, 177)hsl(0, 0%, 69%)oklch(76.0% 0.000 0)
Frost#EEEEEErgb(238, 238, 238)hsl(0, 0%, 93%)oklch(94.9% 0.000 0)

Why it works and how to use it

Two of the four colors are near-neutral, which leaves room for Dove Gray to lead. Lightness runs from 7% to 93%. Well suited to websites, presentations and branding.

  • Background: Frost (#EEEEEE) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Licorice (#121212) on #EEEEEE gives 16.15:1, passing WCAG AAA.
  • Primary: Dove Gray (#6B6B6B) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links (4.59:1 against the background, fine for UI elements).
  • Accent: Mushroom (#B1B1B1) for highlights, badges and hover states.

3 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Licorice on Frost at 16.15:1.

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A palette preview that turns four colors into a page, so you can judge hierarchy, contrast and mood before you commit.

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Color blindness simulation

#121212
#6B6B6B
#B1B1B1
#EEEEEE

Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.

Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

PairSampleRatioLevel
#121212 on #EEEEEEAa16.15:1AAA
#121212 on #B1B1B1Aa8.74:1AAA
#6B6B6B on #EEEEEEAa4.59:1AA
#121212 on #6B6B6BAa3.52:1AA large only
#6B6B6B on #B1B1B1Aa2.49:1Fail
#B1B1B1 on #EEEEEEAa1.85:1Fail

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