# #040606

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

## Values

- Hex: `#040606`
- RGB: rgb(4, 6, 6)
- HSL: hsl(180, 20%, 2%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.119 0.005 196.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0017
- Nearest named color: Black Metal (#060606, Δ 0.632) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/black-metal
- Moods: cool, muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/040606

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #182525, #2b4040, #3f5f5f, #527a7a, #669999, #85adad, #a0c0c0, #bfd4d4, #dae7e7, #f9fbfb
- Shades (toward black): #040606, #040606, #060909, #060909, #060909, #060909, #060909, #080c0c, #080c0c, #080c0c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #060404
- Analogous: #040605, #040506
- Triadic: #060406, #060604
- Split-complementary: #060405, #060504
- Tetradic: #050406, #060404, #050604

## Colors that go with #040606

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black that reads cleanly against #040606 without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #040606 in 16 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com), Salesforce (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/salesforce-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 42 real palettes, including Glossier's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #040606, as the accent. Seen in: Glossier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com), Uber (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com), Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), Robinhood (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/robinhood-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #040606 in 11 real palettes, including Circuit and Render's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Velvet and State Farm's brand system put Brown beside #040606, as the lead colour. Seen in: Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Rare Beauty's brand system and Mailchimp's brand system put Burgundy beside #040606, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Rare Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com), Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Qatar Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com), Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #040606 in 4 real palettes, including Velvet and Coffee Bar, as the accent. Seen in: Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Converse (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/converse-com), Monster Energy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monsterenergy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #040606, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

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

- On white (#ffffff): 20.31:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.03:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #547d7d (4.61:1); AA: background → #787878 (4.6:1); AAA: text → #6f9f9f (7.14:1); AAA: background → #999999 (7.13:1)

## Brands using this color

- **M&M's** — primary #040607 (Δ 0.299) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com
- **M&M's** — text #040607 (Δ 0.299) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com
- **Riot Games** — primary #050505 (Δ 0.636) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/riotgames-com
- **Brex** — primary #040404 (Δ 1.297) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brex-com
- **Glossier** — primary #040404 (Δ 1.297) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com
- **Uber** — primary #040404 (Δ 1.297) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com
- **Zed** — primary #040404 (Δ 1.297) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev
- **Webflow** — text #080808 (Δ 1.67) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com
- **Oreo** — text #0b0505 (Δ 1.973) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oreo-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Laser** (neon, vivid, dark, technical) — #39ff14, #bf00ff, #00e5ff, #07070d, #eefaf0 — Laser green, violet and cyan — the synthwave/gaming set; keep the type near-white and let one neon own each screen. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/39ff14-bf00ff-00e5ff-07070d-eefaf0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neon

## 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/040606-a2bbbe-d45994-1f272d-e9f1ed?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: "#040606" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.