#130A06Asphalt (#130A06) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 48°, lightness 0.16 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #130A06 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(19, 10, 6) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 52%, 5%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 68%, 7%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 68%, 93%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(3.3 2.4 2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.156 0.019 48) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Asphalt is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#140905 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#140a06 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged#130a06 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#130a06 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Asphalt in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 19.56:1 and against black 1.07:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a8a19e · #847c78 · #615854 · #403632 · #211813 · #130a06
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#4d5d39 · #474a20 · #413605 · #372400 · #2a1300 · #130a06
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#979275 · #916954 · #615821 · #57311d · #27230d · #130a06
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#81bfdb · #8d7b72 · #72594d · #543b2e · #2f221c · #130a06
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #c0b5b0 · #7c8285 · #574c46 · #1b2225 · #130a06
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6f0ee · #cfc9c6 · #a49d99 · #2e2622 · #130a06 · #f0803f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3f5fe · #90c0d6 · #4d8aa5 · #22556a · #2f1b10 · #130a06
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5fe · #8ac4c6 · #6582ae · #17595b · #152133 · #130a06
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f7ef · #93c5b1 · #7f7aac · #4c496f · #0c261d · #130a06
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf6e7 · #a5c29c · #4d8aa5 · #5d4365 · #0a242f · #130a06
#332925 · #564D48 · #7C736F · #A39C99 · #CDC7C5
#120906 · #100906 · #0F0805 · #0D0705 · #0C0705
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.