# #140915

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

## Values

- Hex: `#140915`
- RGB: rgb(20, 9, 21)
- HSL: hsl(295, 40%, 6%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.162 0.03 323.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.004
- Nearest named color: Noir Fiction (#150811, Δ 0.861) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/noir-fiction
- Moods: cool, dark, luxury, bold, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/140915

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #331736, #522556, #743479, #92429a, #ad54b6, #bd74c3, #cc94d1, #ddb8e0, #ecd8ee, #fcf8fc
- Shades (toward black): #140915, #140915, #110812, #110812, #110812, #110812, #110812, #0e060e, #0e060e, #0e060e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0a1509
- Analogous: #0e0915, #150910
- Triadic: #151409, #091514
- Split-complementary: #101509, #09150e
- Tetradic: #150e09, #0a1509, #091015

## Colors that go with #140915

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 for #140915: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [harmony, pool: split] — Dark Olive Green is a split-complement of #140915: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Miro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/miro-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Cohere (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cohere-com), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #140915 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Slate Blue is #140915's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Linear (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linear), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slateblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #140915: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity), Sapphire & Gold (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#sapphire-and-gold). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #140915 in 16 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 20 real palettes, including native Cybersecurity's brand system and EA's brand system put Blue beside #140915, as the accent. Seen in: 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), Unity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unity-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #140915 in 10 real palettes, including Gemstone and Twitch's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.45:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.08:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ac50b4 (4.56:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.53:1); AAA: text → #c27ec8 (7.11:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.08:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Velvet** (luxury, dark, bold) — #9f1239, #6b2a47, #e5b769, #120a10, #f5e9ee — Burgundy and plum on near-black with a brass accent — theatre, wine, and anything that wants to feel after-dark. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/9f1239-6b2a47-e5b769-120a10-f5e9ee — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury
- **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/140915-c19fbf-9dcb62-2d1f28-ede9f1?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: "#140915" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.