# #090c15

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

## Values

- Hex: `#090c15`
- RGB: rgb(9, 12, 21)
- HSL: hsl(225, 40%, 6%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.156 0.02 269.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0038
- Nearest named color: Midnight Oil (#0b0c14, Δ 0.435) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnight-oil
- Moods: cool, dark, luxury, bold, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/090c15

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #171f36, #253156, #344579, #42589a, #546cb6, #7488c3, #94a3d1, #b8c2e0, #d8ddee, #f8f9fc
- Shades (toward black): #090c15, #090c15, #080a12, #080a12, #080a12, #080a12, #080a12, #06080e, #06080e, #06080e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #151209
- Analogous: #091215, #0c0915
- Triadic: #15090c, #0c1509
- Split-complementary: #150c09, #121509
- Tetradic: #150912, #151209, #09150c

## Colors that go with #090c15

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 #090c15 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 #090c15 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] — 18 real palettes, including Pfizer's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #090c15, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), native Cybersecurity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crowdstrike-com), EA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ea-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #090c15 in 10 real palettes, including Twitch's brand system and Gemstone, as the lead colour. Seen in: Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Velvet and State Farm's brand system put Brown beside #090c15, 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 #090c15, 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), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #090c15: 7 real palettes, including Estate and Arctic, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Arctic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#arctic), Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 9 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #090c15, 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), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.53:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.08:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #5b72b9 (4.55:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.55:1); AAA: text → #8294c9 (7.03:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.12:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Airbus** — primary #070b11 (Δ 1.017) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbus-com
- **Airbus** — text #070b11 (Δ 1.017) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbus-com
- **Hugging Face** — primary #0b0f19 (Δ 1.378) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/huggingface-co
- **Olympics** — text #0d0d10 (Δ 1.474) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com
- **Coinbase** — text #0a0b0d (Δ 1.672) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase
- **Linear** — text #0d0e10 (Δ 1.722) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linear
- **Audible** — text #010e19 (Δ 1.824) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/audible-com
- **Twitch** — text #0e0e10 (Δ 1.824) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Terminal** (technical, dark, modern) — #3fb950, #58a6ff, #f778ba, #0b0f14, #e6edf3 — Green for success, blue for links, pink for emphasis — the dark-mode developer family, tuned to sit on near-black without glare. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/3fb950-58a6ff-f778ba-0b0f14-e6edf3 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Midnight Luxe** (luxury, dark, elegant) — #cbb26a, #8b83a8, #b8b8c8, #0a0a12, #efe9dd — Champagne gold on ink-navy with a violet undertone — hotels and spirits use it because it reads expensive at any size. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/cbb26a-8b83a8-b8b8c8-0a0a12-efe9dd — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury
- **Arcade** (neon, vivid, dark, bold) — #ff2e88, #00f0ff, #faff00, #0a0a14, #f5f5ff — Hot pink, cyan and acid yellow on near-black — cabinet-glow neon; the black surface is what makes the colours light up. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff2e88-00f0ff-faff00-0a0a14-f5f5ff — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neon
- **Night Market** (neon, vivid, dark, warm) — #ff5f1f, #ff2fb3, #ffd400, #120b14, #fff1e6 — Orange, magenta and yellow neon on aubergine-black — the street-sign palette for food, nightlife and events. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff5f1f-ff2fb3-ffd400-120b14-fff1e6 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neon
- **Gemstone** (jewel-tones, vivid, dark, luxury) — #0f766e, #7e22ce, #e11d48, #0f0a1a, #f5eef8 — Emerald, amethyst and ruby on velvet-black — the jewel-tone trio; the surface must be dark or the stones go plastic. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/0f766e-7e22ce-e11d48-0f0a1a-f5eef8 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/jewel-tones

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/090c15-9ca1c4-df754e-221f2d-e9eff1?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: "#090c15" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.