# #141712

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

## Values

- Hex: `#141712`
- RGB: rgb(20, 23, 18)
- HSL: hsl(96, 12%, 8%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.199 0.011 132.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0081
- Nearest named color: King Kong (#161410, Δ 1.098) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/king-kong
- Moods: muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/141712

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #2a3126, #414a3a, #57644f, #6e7e63, #849679, #9caa92, #b3beac, #cbd2c6, #e2e6e0, #fafbf9
- Shades (toward black): #141712, #111410, #111410, #0f110d, #0f110d, #0f110d, #0c0e0b, #0c0e0b, #0a0b09, #0a0b09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #151217
- Analogous: #161712, #121712
- Triadic: #121417, #171214
- Split-complementary: #121217, #171216
- Tetradic: #121617, #151217, #171212

## Colors that go with #141712

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 #141712 without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Puma (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com), PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #141712 in 18 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Warner Bros. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warnerbros-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] — 23 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #141712, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-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 #141712 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 #141712, 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 #141712, 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 #141712, 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 #141712 in 6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Velvet, as the accent. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood

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

- On white (#ffffff): 18.09:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.16:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6b7b60 (4.63:1); AA: background → #808080 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #8c9c81 (7.19:1); AAA: background → #a1a1a1 (7:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Airtable** — text #161616 (Δ 1.084) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airtable-com
- **Beats** — primary #161616 (Δ 1.084) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/beatsbydre-com
- **Beats** — text #161616 (Δ 1.084) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/beatsbydre-com
- **CircleCI** — text #161616 (Δ 1.084) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com
- **IBM** — primary #161616 (Δ 1.084) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ibm-com
- **IBM** — text #161616 (Δ 1.084) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ibm-com
- **Liquid Death** — primary #151515 (Δ 1.142) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/liquiddeath-com
- **Retool** — text #151515 (Δ 1.142) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/retool-com
- **Rivian** — primary #151515 (Δ 1.142) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rivian-com
- **Rivian** — text #151515 (Δ 1.142) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rivian-com
- **Guinness** — text #171717 (Δ 1.199) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com
- **Next.js** — text #171717 (Δ 1.199) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org
- **Anthropic** — text #141413 (Δ 1.25) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/anthropic
- **GitHub** — primary #181717 (Δ 1.32) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/github
- **Abstract** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.356) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/abstract-com
- **LEGO** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.356) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lego-com
- **LEGO** — text #141414 (Δ 1.356) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lego-com
- **Runway** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.356) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/runwayml-com
- **T-Mobile** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.356) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com
- **T-Mobile** — text #141414 (Δ 1.356) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com
- **Wells Fargo** — text #141414 (Δ 1.356) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wellsfargo-com
- **Sweetgreen** — primary #0e150e (Δ 1.55) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com
- **Sweetgreen** — text #0e150e (Δ 1.55) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com
- **Tinder** — primary #1b1817 (Δ 1.764) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tinder-com
- **Tinder** — text #1b1817 (Δ 1.764) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tinder-com
- **Huawei** — text #191919 (Δ 1.768) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/huawei-com
- **Notion** — primary #191919 (Δ 1.768) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion
- **Puma** — primary #191919 (Δ 1.768) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com
- **Puma** — text #191919 (Δ 1.768) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com
- **Xfinity** — primary #141417 (Δ 1.775) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xfinity-com
- **Xfinity** — text #141417 (Δ 1.775) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xfinity-com
- **PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment** — primary #181416 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com
- **Character** — primary #11181c (Δ 1.903) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/character-ai
- **Character** — text #11181c (Δ 1.903) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/character-ai
- **Yahoo** — primary #1a1919 (Δ 1.904) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com
- **Yahoo** — text #1a1919 (Δ 1.904) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com
- **Perplexity** — text #091717 (Δ 1.905) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Gallery** (editorial, minimal, light) — #171717, #737373, #c2410c, #ffffff — Near-monochrome with one burnt-orange highlight — an art director's default because it never competes with the work. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/171717-737373-c2410c-ffffff — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial
- **Console Light** (technical, clean, light) — #2563eb, #52525b, #16a34a, #fafafa, #18181b — A sober docs palette: one blue for interactive, one green for success, zinc greys for everything else. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/2563eb-52525b-16a34a-fafafa-18181b — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Graphite** (technical, muted, dark, modern) — #a1a1aa, #71717a, #f59e0b, #18181b, #f4f4f5 — A greyscale system with a single amber — the accent does all the work, so allow one per screen. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/a1a1aa-71717a-f59e0b-18181b-f4f4f5 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Atelier** (elegant, minimal, luxury) — #141414, #8c8680, #9c7a4a, #f6f4f0 — Black on bone with a whisper of gold: the runway default that lets garments carry the color. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/141414-8c8680-9c7a4a-f6f4f0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/elegant

## 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/141712-aabea2-5f4edf-1f2d20-f0f1e9?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: "#141712" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.