Pitch-Black Forests

#003322

Near-black evergreen depth for hard contrast side panels

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About Pitch-Black Forests

Step behind a chain-link fence at dusk and look at the black-green shadow where wet leaves meet compacted soil. Pitch- is that exact moment, but with a cleaner, heavier ink than the mossy coolness of or the damp-slate drift of .

It's a true green that's been turned down hard, not a sooty olive and not a misty hush. Compared to , it holds more forest pigment and feels less "specimen label" serious, while staying closer to near-black than does. I use it as the primary dark surface for environmental tech and utility operations UI where you still need green identity in the hierarchy, like map panel headers, legend backgrounds, and status blocks for field maintenance and compliance workflows.

Pair it with crisp cool grays and restrained off-whites. Warm creams pull it toward heavier, mud-like depth fast, so I keep the neutrals chilly to preserve the pitch-dark clarity.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

Aa
14.03:1AAA

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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12.87:1AAA

On Gray 900 #18181b

Aa
1.26:1Fail

On Black #000000

Aa
1.50:1Fail

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