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Graphite Palette

Graphite Palette: #383838, #FFFFFF, #666666. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Graphite Palette assigns primary #383838, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #666666. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #383838 at 0.0395 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 3 values.

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3colors
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5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Graphite Palette maps 3 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#383838Graphite
Secondary#FFFFFFWhite
Surface#666666#666666

CSS Variables

--palette-graphite-primary: #383838;
--palette-graphite-secondary: #FFFFFF;
--palette-graphite-surface: #666666;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 3 Graphite Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#383838
Black 1.79:1 · White 11.73:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000
Surface#666666
Black 3.66:1 · White 5.74:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Graphite Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Graphite Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Graphite Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0395
Black text1.79:1AA Fail
White text11.73:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#383838",
    "name": "Graphite"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#666666",
    "name": "#666666"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#383838",
    "name": "Graphite",
    "blackContrast": 1.79,
    "whiteContrast": 11.73,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#666666",
    "name": "#666666",
    "blackContrast": 3.66,
    "whiteContrast": 5.74,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "graphite palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "dark palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "muted palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-graphite-primary: #383838;\n--palette-graphite-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-graphite-surface: #666666;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "graphite",
  "name": "Graphite Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "graphite",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Graphite, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Graphite Palette combines primary #383838, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #666666. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, dark palette, light palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "graphite palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "dark palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "muted palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#383838",
      "slug": "graphite",
      "name": "Graphite",
      "rgb": [
        56,
        56,
        56
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        22
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        78
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0395,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.79,
        "white": 11.73
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/graphite/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#666666",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#666666",
      "rgb": [
        102,
        102,
        102
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        40
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        60
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1329,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.66,
        "white": 5.74
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#383838",
      "name": "Graphite"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#666666",
      "name": "#666666"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#383838",
      "name": "Graphite",
      "blackContrast": 1.79,
      "whiteContrast": 11.73,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#666666",
      "name": "#666666",
      "blackContrast": 3.66,
      "whiteContrast": 5.74,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-graphite-primary: #383838;\n--palette-graphite-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-graphite-surface: #666666;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/graphite.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/graphite.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/graphite/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/graphite.json"
}
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