# #1c0c03

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

## Values

- Hex: `#1c0c03`
- RGB: rgb(28, 12, 3)
- HSL: hsl(22, 81%, 6%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.176 0.034 53.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0052
- Nearest named color: Balsamico (#130d07, Δ 2.174) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/balsamico
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1c0c03

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #451e07, #6f300c, #9d4410, #c65615, #e86a21, #ec864b, #f0a275, #f5c1a3, #faddcc, #fef9f6
- Shades (toward black): #1c0c03, #1c0c03, #170a02, #170a02, #170a02, #170a02, #170a02, #120802, #120802, #120802

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #03131c
- Analogous: #1c0306, #1c1803
- Triadic: #031c0c, #0c031c
- Split-complementary: #031c18, #03061c
- Tetradic: #061c03, #03131c, #18031c

## Colors that go with #1c0c03

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: triadic] — Blue Violet completes a triad with #1c0c03 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. 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 #1c0c03: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: 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), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: split] — Royal Blue is a split-complement of #1c0c03: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: 1password (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/1password-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Brilliant (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brilliant-org), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: analogous] — Rust is #1c0c03's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Semrush (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/semrush-com), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com), Noir Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#noir-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Steel Blue sits directly opposite #1c0c03 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. 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), Olympics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #1c0c03: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #1c0c03 in 17 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] — 22 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #1c0c03, 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): 19.03:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.1:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c25414 (4.57:1); AA: background → #7d7d7d (4.62:1); AAA: text → #ea7734 (7.19:1); AAA: background → #9e9e9e (7.1:1)

## 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/1c0c03-c4af9c-62cbbf-2d2a1f-f1e9ea?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: "#1c0c03" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.