Polished basalt

Since 1.16

Colour

Value
Dark (L* 39)
Hue
Neutral
Texture
Busy
Top
Side

Shapes of this material

Block
No stairsUse cobbled deepslate stairs (ΔE 4.8)
No slabUse cobbled deepslate slab (ΔE 4.8)
No wallUse cobbled deepslate wall (ΔE 4.8)

Goes well with

One step lighter

The next band up in a gradient: same hue, no hard line.

Cracked stone bricks11 lighterTuff8 lighterPolished andesite18 lighter
One step darker

The next band down: shade under ledges and at the base.

Cracked deepslate bricks10 darkerPolished blackstone17 darker
Frame

A log or polished stone that contrasts in value, one block in front of the fill.

Smooth stone27 lighterPolished blackstone bricks20 darkerStripped cherry log28 lighter
Accent

A colour for about a tenth of the build, at the focal point.

Cinnabar5 lighterMangrove planks7 darkerSpruce planksSame value

Closest colours

BedrockΔE 1.7Cyan terracottaΔE 2.5Gray glazed terracottaΔE 3.3DeepslateΔE 3.6Deepslate coal oreΔE 4.7Cobbled deepslateΔE 4.8Gray concrete powderΔE 5.3Deepslate copper oreΔE 5.6

States

3 combinations
axis x, y, z
Direction the long axis (grain) runs.