# #081c19

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

## Values

- Hex: `#081c19`
- RGB: rgb(8, 28, 25)
- HSL: hsl(171, 56%, 7%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.209 0.027 182.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0095
- Nearest named color: Black Stallion (#0e191c, Δ 1.649) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/black-stallion
- Moods: dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/081c19

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #124039, #1c6359, #268779, #30ab99, #44cab6, #68d4c4, #8cded2, #afe9e0, #d3f3ee, #f7fdfc
- Shades (toward black): #081c19, #071815, #071815, #071815, #071815, #061412, #061412, #061412, #04100e, #04100e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1c080b
- Analogous: #081c0f, #08151c
- Triadic: #19081c, #1c1908
- Split-complementary: #1c0815, #1c0f08
- Tetradic: #0f081c, #1c080b, #151c08

## Colors that go with #081c19

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 #081c19 without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Vimeo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vimeo-com), Puma (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #081c19 in 18 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and Trailhead, as the accent. Seen in: Warner Bros. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warnerbros-com), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 24 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Signal's brand system put Blue beside #081c19, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Signal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/signal-org), Monzo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monzo-com), MongoDB (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mongodb-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #081c19 in 10 real palettes, including Yahoo's brand system and Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com), Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com), Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Estate and Cartier's brand system put Blush Pink beside #081c19, as the accent. Seen in: Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 5 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Woodsmoke put Brown beside #081c19, as the supporting colour. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Mailchimp's brand system and Qatar Airways's brand system put Burgundy beside #081c19, as the accent. Seen in: Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Qatar Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Rare Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #081c19 in 6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Kiln, as the accent. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood

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

- On white (#ffffff): 17.64:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.19:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #258375 (4.58:1); AA: background → #828282 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #2fa795 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #a6a6a6 (7.25:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Perplexity** — text #091717 (Δ 1.891) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity

## 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/081c19-a2bebd-d459a7-1f292d-e9f1ec?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: "#081c19" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.