Sunken Ship
#10252a
Cold, deep blue-gray for submersion-level contrast
About Sunken Ship
Sunken Ship looks like the dark waterline you'd see under a dock, where light dies but not entirely. Compared to Graphite Black's steely control and Black Pearl's deliberate cool receding, this one feels more waterlogged and buried: less "machined metal," more submerged depth.
It sits slightly lighter than the near-black neighbors, so it doesn't go flat the way Black Pearl can, and it doesn't clamp down as aggressively as Black Stallion. I use it for dark UI shells in logistics and maritime operations where you want calm hierarchy, plus admin consoles, content management backends, and monitoring screens that pair better with muted blues than harsh cyan.
Pair it with soft gray text and restrained accent colors. Go too contrasty and it can start to read gray-green at the edges, like the water's holding onto color.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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