Color
#021a1c
#021a1crgb(2, 26, 28)hsl(185, 87%, 6%)oklch(0.2 0.031 202.3)Colors that go with #021a1c
Charcoal, Crimson and Sienna lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #021a1c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #021a1c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sienna #a0522d
split-complementshippedSienna is a split-complement of #021a1c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #021a1c's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #021a1c's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #021a1c in 18 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped23 real palettes, including MongoDB's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #021a1c, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #021a1c in 10 real palettes, including Yahoo's brand system and Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #021a1c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #021a1c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 17.99:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.17:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #021a1c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#021a1c reads as cool, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #021a1c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/021a1c-a2b8be-df4e88-1f262d-e9f1ee?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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