# #16502b

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

## Values

- Hex: `#16502b`
- RGB: rgb(22, 80, 43)
- HSL: hsl(142, 57%, 20%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.384 0.086 151.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0608
- Nearest named color: Mysterious Mixture (#0f521a, Δ 2.515) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mysterious-mixture
- Moods: dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/16502b

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #1f703d, #27904e, #2fac5d, #3bc96f, #5bd287, #7bdb9e, #9be4b6, #b7ebca, #d7f4e2, #f7fdf9
- Shades (toward black): #144827, #134425, #103c20, #0f381e, #0d301a, #0b2816, #0a2413, #081c0f, #07180d, #041009

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #50163b
- Analogous: #1e5016, #165048
- Triadic: #2b1650, #502b16
- Split-complementary: #481650, #50161e
- Tetradic: #161e50, #50163b, #504816

## Colors that go with #16502b

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #16502b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Disney (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/disney-com), Zoom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zoom-us), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light), Docker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/docker-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #16502b, as the accent. Seen in: Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com), Instacart (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/instacart-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #16502b in 7 real palettes, including CircleCI's brand system and Chime's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CircleCI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com), Chime (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chime-com), Neon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/neon-tech), WhatsApp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/whatsapp-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #16502b in 5 real palettes, including Neon's brand system and HubSpot's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Neon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/neon-tech), HubSpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com), Clerk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clerk-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #16502b: 5 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Stone, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Teal is #16502b's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [harmony: complementary] — Medium Violet Red sits directly opposite #16502b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the surface for #16502b: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.47:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.22:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #25884a (4.7:1); AA: background → #b3b3b3 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #2fac5d (7.18:1); AAA: background → #dedede (7.04:1)

## 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/16502b-a2beaf-c659d4-1f2d2a-eaf1e9?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: "#16502b" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.