Tabloid
Open in tool →Red, black and yellow on white is the loudest three-color system in print — use it when headlines are the product.
Color
#081516
#081516
hex
#081516rgb
rgb(8, 21, 22)hsl
hsl(184, 47%, 6%)oklch
oklch(0.184 0.019 201.9)Closest name: Cursed Black (#131313)Relative luminance 0.0065
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #081516 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 18.6:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.13:1 | 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 #081516 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Perplexitytext · #091717 · Δ0.81
- American Expresstext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Behancetext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Calmtext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Intercomtext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Klarna UStext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Mirotext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Paddletext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- PayPaltext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Plaidtext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- PostHogtext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Reddittext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Remixtext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Replittext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Verceltext · #111111 · Δ1.973
- Runwayprimary · #141414 · Δ1.992
Palettes built around it
Atelier
Open in tool →Black on bone with a whisper of gold: the runway default that lets garments carry the color.
Estate
Open in tool →Bronze on charcoal signals premium listings; the silver accent handles secondary detail without adding color.
Fonts for this mood
#081516 reads as cool, dark, luxury. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #081516
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — generate_palette, check_contrast, analyze_color — read-only, no key. Every palette it proposes comes with a /palettes/new/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #081516 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/081516-a2b9be-df4e8a-1f262d-e9f1ee?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md