# #165a01

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

## Values

- Hex: `#165a01`
- RGB: rgb(22, 90, 1)
- HSL: hsl(106, 98%, 18%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.409 0.132 140.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0749
- Nearest named color: Lincoln Green (#195905, Δ 0.464) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lincoln-green
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/165a01

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #208301, #29ac02, #33d402, #3dfc03, #5cfd2b, #7bfd53, #9afe7c, #b9fea4, #d8fecd, #f7fff5
- Shades (toward black): #155601, #124c01, #114701, #0f3d01, #0d3801, #0c3201, #0a2800, #092300, #061900, #051400

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #46015b
- Analogous: #435b01, #015b19
- Triadic: #01165b, #5b0116
- Split-complementary: #19015b, #5b0143
- Tetradic: #01435b, #46015b, #5b1901

## Colors that go with #165a01

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 #165a01: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com), Pampers (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pampers-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #165a01 in 5 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Bookshop, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), 7-Eleven (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/7-eleven-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony: complementary] — Dark Orchid sits directly opposite #165a01 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
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #165a01 in 3 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #165a01 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Xbox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xbox-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #165a01 — 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 #165a01: 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 #165a01: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.41:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.5:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #218801 (4.59:1); AA: background → #bfbfbf (4.57:1); AAA: text → #2bb102 (7.39:1); AAA: background → #ebebeb (7.05:1)

## Brands using this color

- **CircleCI** — primary #005700 (Δ 1.489) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com
- **CircleCI** — accent #005700 (Δ 1.489) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com
- **MAC Cosmetics** — accent #005600 (Δ 1.765) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maccosmetics-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/165a01-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: "#165a01" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.