# #1a141a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#1a141a`
- RGB: rgb(26, 20, 26)
- HSL: hsl(300, 13%, 9%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.201 0.015 326.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0079
- Nearest named color: Violet Void (#1a161d, Δ 0.79) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/violet-void
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1a141a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #342834, #4e3c4e, #685068, #826482, #997a99, #ab92ab, #bfabbf, #d3c5d3, #e7dfe7, #fbf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #1a141a, #171217, #171217, #141014, #141014, #110d11, #110d11, #0e0b0e, #0e0b0e, #0c090c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #141a14
- Analogous: #17141a, #1a1417
- Triadic: #1a1a14, #141a1a
- Split-complementary: #171a14, #141a17
- Tetradic: #1a1714, #141a14, #14171a

## Colors that go with #1a141a

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 #1a141a without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com), Puma (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Vimeo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vimeo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #1a141a in 18 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Warner Bros. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warnerbros-com), 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] — 23 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #1a141a, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Signal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/signal-org), native Cybersecurity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crowdstrike-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #1a141a in 10 real palettes, including Yahoo's brand system and Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Estate and Cartier's brand system put Blush Pink beside #1a141a, as the accent. Seen in: Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 5 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Garnet put Brown beside #1a141a, as the supporting colour. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Qatar Airways's brand system and Mailchimp's brand system put Burgundy beside #1a141a, as the accent. Seen in: Qatar Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com), Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Rare Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #1a141a in 6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Velvet, as the accent. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood

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

- On white (#ffffff): 18.12:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.16:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8a6a8a (4.51:1); AA: background → #808080 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #a88fa8 (7.16:1); AAA: background → #a1a1a1 (7.01:1)

## Brands using this color

- **PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment** — primary #181416 (Δ 0.943) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com
- **Xfinity** — primary #141417 (Δ 1.413) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xfinity-com
- **Xfinity** — text #141417 (Δ 1.413) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xfinity-com
- **GitHub** — primary #181717 (Δ 1.477) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/github
- **Airtable** — text #161616 (Δ 1.505) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airtable-com
- **Beats** — primary #161616 (Δ 1.505) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/beatsbydre-com
- **Beats** — text #161616 (Δ 1.505) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/beatsbydre-com
- **CircleCI** — text #161616 (Δ 1.505) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com
- **IBM** — primary #161616 (Δ 1.505) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ibm-com
- **IBM** — text #161616 (Δ 1.505) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ibm-com
- **Guinness** — text #171717 (Δ 1.538) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com
- **Next.js** — text #171717 (Δ 1.538) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org
- **Warp** — text #1a1522 (Δ 1.562) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev
- **Liquid Death** — primary #151515 (Δ 1.6) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/liquiddeath-com
- **Retool** — text #151515 (Δ 1.6) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/retool-com
- **Rivian** — primary #151515 (Δ 1.6) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rivian-com
- **Rivian** — text #151515 (Δ 1.6) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rivian-com
- **Bose** — primary #131317 (Δ 1.638) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bose-com
- **Bose** — text #131317 (Δ 1.638) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bose-com
- **JetBrains** — text #19191c (Δ 1.749) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com
- **Tinder** — primary #1b1817 (Δ 1.803) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tinder-com
- **Tinder** — text #1b1817 (Δ 1.803) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tinder-com
- **Abstract** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.805) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/abstract-com
- **LEGO** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.805) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lego-com
- **LEGO** — text #141414 (Δ 1.805) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lego-com
- **Runway** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.805) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/runwayml-com
- **T-Mobile** — primary #141414 (Δ 1.805) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com
- **T-Mobile** — text #141414 (Δ 1.805) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com
- **Wells Fargo** — text #141414 (Δ 1.805) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wellsfargo-com
- **Philips** — primary #15191e (Δ 1.89) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/philips-com
- **Philips** — text #15191e (Δ 1.89) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/philips-com
- **Huawei** — text #191919 (Δ 1.931) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/huawei-com
- **Notion** — primary #191919 (Δ 1.931) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion
- **Puma** — primary #191919 (Δ 1.931) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com
- **Puma** — text #191919 (Δ 1.931) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com
- **Yahoo** — primary #1a1919 (Δ 1.935) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com
- **Yahoo** — text #1a1919 (Δ 1.935) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com
- **Lemon Squeezy** — text #121217 (Δ 1.944) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com
- **Anthropic** — text #141413 (Δ 1.96) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/anthropic

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Gallery** (editorial, minimal, light) — #171717, #737373, #c2410c, #ffffff — Near-monochrome with one burnt-orange highlight — an art director's default because it never competes with the work. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/171717-737373-c2410c-ffffff — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial
- **Console Light** (technical, clean, light) — #2563eb, #52525b, #16a34a, #fafafa, #18181b — A sober docs palette: one blue for interactive, one green for success, zinc greys for everything else. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/2563eb-52525b-16a34a-fafafa-18181b — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Graphite** (technical, muted, dark, modern) — #a1a1aa, #71717a, #f59e0b, #18181b, #f4f4f5 — A greyscale system with a single amber — the accent does all the work, so allow one per screen. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/a1a1aa-71717a-f59e0b-18181b-f4f4f5 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Coffee Bar** (dark, warm, luxury) — #c58b4a, #8a6a55, #e5c48a, #1e1512, #f3e9dd — Espresso and caramel: a dark-roast palette that photographs latte art beautifully. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c58b4a-8a6a55-e5c48a-1e1512-f3e9dd — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark
- **Atelier** (elegant, minimal, luxury) — #141414, #8c8680, #9c7a4a, #f6f4f0 — Black on bone with a whisper of gold: the runway default that lets garments carry the color. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/141414-8c8680-9c7a4a-f6f4f0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/elegant
- **Bramble** (autumn, muted, elegant, dark) — #6b2d3e, #9a6f3c, #c8a97e, #1e1519, #f2e9e4 — Blackberry and bark with a wheat highlight on a plum-black surface — late-autumn, quiet, slightly gothic. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6b2d3e-9a6f3c-c8a97e-1e1519-f2e9e4 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/autumn

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant
- 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/1a141a-c19fbd-95cb62-2d1f27-ede9f1?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: "#1a141a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.