# #165304

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

## Values

- Hex: `#165304`
- RGB: rgb(22, 83, 4)
- HSL: hsl(106, 91%, 17%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.388 0.122 140.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0637
- Nearest named color: Forest (#0b5509, Δ 0.71) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forest
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/165304

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #217a06, #2ba108, #36c809, #40ef0b, #60f532, #7ef759, #9df980, #bbfba7, #d9fdce, #f7fff5
- Shades (toward black): #154e04, #124403, #113f03, #103a03, #0e3603, #0c2c02, #0a2702, #092202, #071801, #051301

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #400453
- Analogous: #3e5304, #045319
- Triadic: #041653, #530416
- Split-complementary: #190453, #53043e
- Tetradic: #043e53, #400453, #531904

## Colors that go with #165304

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

- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #165304, as the accent. Seen in: Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Instacart (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/instacart-com), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #165304 in 4 real palettes, including CircleCI's brand system and Neon's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CircleCI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com), Neon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/neon-tech), Chime (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chime-com), WhatsApp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/whatsapp-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #165304 in 5 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Squarespace's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Chobani (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chobani-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony: complementary] — Dark Orchid sits directly opposite #165304 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/darkorchid
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #165304 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: MAC Cosmetics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maccosmetics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [harmony: split] — Medium Violet Red is a split-complement of #165304: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: split] — Blue Violet is a split-complement of #165304: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #165304 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #165304 reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.24:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.27:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #258806 (4.6:1); AA: background → #b5b5b5 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #2faf08 (7.26:1); AAA: background → #e3e3e3 (7.2:1)

## Brands using this color

- **MAC Cosmetics** — accent #005600 (Δ 1.345) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maccosmetics-com
- **CircleCI** — primary #005700 (Δ 1.566) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com
- **CircleCI** — accent #005700 (Δ 1.566) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com

## 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/165304-a5bea2-774edf-1f2d22-eff1e9?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: "#165304" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.