# #048f09

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

## Values

- Hex: `#048f09`
- RGB: rgb(4, 143, 9)
- HSL: hsl(122, 95%, 29%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.564 0.189 142.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.1969
- Nearest named color: Clover (#008f00, Δ 0.284) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/clover
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/048f09

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #05b30a, #05d60c, #06f90e, #29fa30, #4cfa52, #6afb6f, #8dfc90, #affdb2, #d2fed4, #f5fff5
- Shades (toward black): #038608, #037707, #036d06, #025e05, #025505, #024604, #023c03, #012d03, #012302, #011401

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #90048c
- Analogous: #459004, #04904f
- Triadic: #080490, #900804
- Split-complementary: #4f0490, #900445
- Tetradic: #044590, #90048c, #904f04

## Colors that go with #048f09

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

- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #048f09 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Xbox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xbox-com), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light), Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #048f09: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com), Zendesk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zendesk-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #048f09 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Five Guys (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fiveguys-com), Netflix (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netflix). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #048f09: 5 real palettes, including Xbox's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Xbox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xbox-com), Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com), Netflix (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netflix). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony: complementary] — Dark Orchid sits directly opposite #048f09 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkorchid
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [harmony, pool: split] — Medium Violet Red is a split-complement of #048f09: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Bun (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bun-sh). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Telehealth and Paramount+'s brand system put Midnight Blue beside #048f09, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth), Paramount+ (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/paramountplus-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [pool] — Designers have shipped Steel Blue with #048f09: 3 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Olympics's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Olympics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.25:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #038608 (4.75:1); AA: background → #0f0f0f (4.51:1); AAA: text → #036806 (7.03:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.94:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #04ae0a (7.06:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Instacart** — secondary #108910 (Δ 1.858) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/instacart-com

## 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/048f09-a2bea6-9e4edf-1f2d26-edf1e9?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: "#048f09" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.