# #160b04

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

## Values

- Hex: `#160b04`
- RGB: rgb(22, 11, 4)
- HSL: hsl(23, 69%, 5%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.163 0.025 57.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0042
- Nearest named color: Balsamico (#130d07, Δ 0.989) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/balsamico
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/160b04

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #3c1e0b, #673313, #8e471a, #b55a21, #d97130, #e08c57, #e7a67e, #eec1a5, #f6ded0, #fdf9f6
- Shades (toward black): #160b04, #160b04, #160b04, #160b04, #160b04, #110903, #110903, #110903, #110903, #110903

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #040f16
- Analogous: #160406, #161304
- Triadic: #04160b, #0b0416
- Split-complementary: #041613, #040616
- Tetradic: #061604, #040f16, #130416

## Colors that go with #160b04

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 #160b04 without the hard edge of pure #000. 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
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #160b04 in 16 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 #160b04, 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 #160b04 in 10 real palettes, including Render's brand system and Neobank, as the lead colour. Seen in: Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Garnet and State Farm's brand system put Brown beside #160b04, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Mailchimp's brand system and Rare Beauty's brand system put Burgundy beside #160b04, as the accent. Seen in: Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Rare Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com), Qatar Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #160b04 in 4 real palettes, including Velvet and Coffee Bar, as the accent. Seen in: Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #160b04: 7 real palettes, including Estate and Diner, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner), Arctic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#arctic), SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.38:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.08:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b95c22 (4.62:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.51:1); AAA: text → #dc7d41 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.06:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Robinhood** — text #110e08 (Δ 1.494) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/robinhood-com

## 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/160b04-c4b09c-62cbc0-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?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: "#160b04" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
