# #171102

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

## Values

- Hex: `#171102`
- RGB: rgb(23, 17, 2)
- HSL: hsl(43, 84%, 5%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.181 0.032 90.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0059
- Nearest named color: Balsamico (#130d07, Δ 2.398) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/balsamico
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/171102

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #423106, #71530a, #9b730d, #c59211, #ebb11e, #efc048, #f3ce72, #f6dd9c, #fbedcb, #fefcf6
- Shades (toward black): #171102, #171102, #171102, #171102, #171102, #130e02, #130e02, #130e02, #130e02, #130e02

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #020817
- Analogous: #170702, #131702
- Triadic: #021711, #110217
- Split-complementary: #021317, #070217
- Tetradic: #021707, #020817, #170213

## Colors that go with #171102

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

- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony, pool: split] — Blue Violet is a split-complement of #171102: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: 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), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #171102: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Royal Blue sits directly opposite #171102 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: NHL (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nhl-com), 1password (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/1password-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Brilliant (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brilliant-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #171102's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Oatly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oatly-com), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #171102: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: American Express (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/americanexpress-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Wired (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #171102 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #171102 in 18 real palettes, including Ember and Heatwave, as the accent. Seen in: Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), Heatwave (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#heatwave), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 21 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #171102, 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 18.79:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.12:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #966f0d (4.58:1); AA: background → #7d7d7d (4.57:1); AAA: text → #c08f11 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #9e9e9e (7.01:1)

## 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/171102-c4bd9c-62b2cb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?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: "#171102" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.