# #141000

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

## Values

- Hex: `#141000`
- RGB: rgb(20, 16, 0)
- HSL: hsl(48, 100%, 4%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.173 0.036 98.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0052
- Nearest named color: Balsamico (#130d07, Δ 2.481) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/balsamico
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/141000

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #423500, #755e00, #a38300, #d6ab00, #ffcd05, #ffd633, #ffe066, #ffea94, #fff4c7, #fffdf5
- Shades (toward black): #141000, #141000, #141000, #141000, #141000, #141000, #141000, #141000, #141000, #141000

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #000414
- Analogous: #140600, #0e1400
- Triadic: #001410, #100014
- Split-complementary: #000e14, #060014
- Tetradic: #001406, #000414, #14000e

## Colors that go with #141000

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 body-text near-black for #141000: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Royal Blue sits directly opposite #141000 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: 1password (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/1password-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Brilliant (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brilliant-org), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #141000's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Oatly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oatly-com), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #141000: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: American Express (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/americanexpress-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Wired (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com), Olympics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #141000 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #141000 in 17 real palettes, including Ember and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), 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 Robinhood's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #141000, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Robinhood (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/robinhood-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 #141000 in 10 real palettes, including Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system and Klarna US's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: 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), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.02:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.1:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8f7200 (4.57:1); AA: background → #7d7d7d (4.62:1); AAA: text → #b89300 (7.21:1); AAA: background → #9e9e9e (7.1:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/141000-c4c09c-62aacb-2a2d1f-f1ece9?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: "#141000" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.