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Matte Black Palette

Matte Black Palette: #1A1A1A, #FFFFFF, #474747. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Matte Black Palette assigns primary #1A1A1A, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #474747. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #1A1A1A at 0.0103 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 3 values.

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5use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#1A1A1AMatte Black
Secondary#FFFFFFWhite
Surface#474747#474747

CSS Variables

--palette-matte-black-primary: #1A1A1A;
--palette-matte-black-secondary: #FFFFFF;
--palette-matte-black-surface: #474747;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#1A1A1A
Black 1.21:1 · White 17.41:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000
Surface#474747
Black 2.26:1 · White 9.29:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Matte Black 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 Matte Black Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0103
Black text1.21:1AA Fail
White text17.41:1AA 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": "#1A1A1A",
    "name": "Matte Black"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#474747",
    "name": "#474747"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#1A1A1A",
    "name": "Matte Black",
    "blackContrast": 1.21,
    "whiteContrast": 17.41,
    "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": "#474747",
    "name": "#474747",
    "blackContrast": 2.26,
    "whiteContrast": 9.29,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "matte black 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-matte-black-primary: #1A1A1A;\n--palette-matte-black-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-matte-black-surface: #474747;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "matte-black",
  "name": "Matte Black Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "matte-black",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Matte Black, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Matte Black Palette combines primary #1A1A1A, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #474747. 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": [
    "matte black 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": "#1A1A1A",
      "slug": "matte-black",
      "name": "Matte Black",
      "rgb": [
        26,
        26,
        26
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        10
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        90
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0103,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.21,
        "white": 17.41
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/matte-black/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#474747",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#474747",
      "rgb": [
        71,
        71,
        71
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        28
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        72
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.063,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.26,
        "white": 9.29
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1A1A1A",
      "name": "Matte Black"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#474747",
      "name": "#474747"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1A1A1A",
      "name": "Matte Black",
      "blackContrast": 1.21,
      "whiteContrast": 17.41,
      "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": "#474747",
      "name": "#474747",
      "blackContrast": 2.26,
      "whiteContrast": 9.29,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-matte-black-primary: #1A1A1A;\n--palette-matte-black-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-matte-black-surface: #474747;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/matte-black.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/matte-black/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/matte-black.json"
}
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