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#3A3A3A
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#040404Obsidian
#333333Jet
#9D9D9DPewter
#EBEBEBFrost
Quiet Obsidian & Jet is a muted neutral-based color palette tagged monochrome, dark, minimal. Obsidian is the only saturated color here, so it does all the talking against a neutral base. Every color is softened, so it works well as a background system for text-heavy layouts.
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Why it works and how to use it
It works because the lightness range is wide (2% to 92%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for websites, presentations and branding.
- Background: Frost (#EBEBEB) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
- Text: Obsidian (#040404) on #EBEBEB gives 17.2:1, passing WCAG AAA.
- Primary: Jet (#333333) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links (10.6:1 against the background, fine for UI elements).
- Accent: Pewter (#9D9D9D) for highlights, badges and hover states.
4 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Obsidian on Frost at 17.2:1.
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Roles are assigned by lightness.
Color blindness simulation
#040404
#333333
#9D9D9D
#EBEBEB
Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.
Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors
| Pair | Sample | Ratio | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
#040404 on #EBEBEB | Aa | 17.2:1 | AAA |
#333333 on #EBEBEB | Aa | 10.6:1 | AAA |
#040404 on #9D9D9D | Aa | 7.56:1 | AAA |
#333333 on #9D9D9D | Aa | 4.66:1 | AA |
#9D9D9D on #EBEBEB | Aa | 2.27:1 | Fail |
#040404 on #333333 | Aa | 1.62:1 | Fail |
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