# #040406

A color — cool, muted, dark, luxury, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#040406`
- RGB: rgb(4, 4, 6)
- HSL: hsl(240, 20%, 2%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.108 0.007 285.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0013
- Nearest named color: Eight Ball (#03050a, Δ 1.121) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/eight-ball
- Moods: cool, muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/040406

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #181825, #2b2b40, #3f3f5f, #52527a, #666699, #8585ad, #a0a0c0, #bfbfd4, #dadae7, #f9f9fb
- Shades (toward black): #040406, #040406, #060609, #060609, #060609, #060609, #060609, #08080c, #08080c, #08080c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #060604
- Analogous: #040506, #050406
- Triadic: #060404, #040604
- Split-complementary: #060504, #050604
- Tetradic: #060405, #060604, #040605

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 20.48:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.03:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7272a1 (4.64:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.64:1); AAA: text → #9494b8 (7.19:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.19:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Brex** — primary #040404 (Δ 0.719) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brex-com
- **Glossier** — primary #040404 (Δ 0.719) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com
- **Uber** — primary #040404 (Δ 0.719) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com
- **Zed** — primary #040404 (Δ 0.719) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev

## Fonts for this mood

- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/040406-a19cc4-df994e-251f2d-e9edf1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#040406" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.