# #1f1c19

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

## Values

- Hex: `#1f1c19`
- RGB: rgb(31, 28, 25)
- HSL: hsl(30, 11%, 11%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.229 0.007 67.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0119
- Nearest named color: Coco’s Black (#1c1c1a, Δ 0.588) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cocos-black
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1f1c19

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #39332d, #4f4740, #695e54, #827568, #998c80, #aba196, #bfb8b0, #d4cfc9, #e6e3e0, #fafaf9
- Shades (toward black): #1c1a17, #1c1a17, #191714, #171412, #171412, #141210, #110f0e, #0e0d0b, #0e0d0b, #0b0a09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #191c1f
- Analogous: #1f1919, #1f1f19
- Triadic: #191f1c, #1c191f
- Split-complementary: #191f1f, #19191f
- Tetradic: #191f19, #191c1f, #1f191f

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

- On white (#ffffff): 16.96:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.24:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7f7366 (4.55:1); AA: background → #858585 (4.6:1); AAA: text → #a09488 (7.09:1); AAA: background → #a8a8a8 (7.13:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Figma** — text #1e1e1e (Δ 0.968) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/figma
- **N26** — text #1b1b1b (Δ 0.988) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com
- **BrandSweets** — text #241c14 (Δ 1.28) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets
- **GitLab** — text #1f1f1f (Δ 1.287) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab
- **HubSpot** — text #1f1f1f (Δ 1.287) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com
- **ClickUp** — text #202020 (Δ 1.653) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com
- **Spline** — text #191a1d (Δ 1.695) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spline-design
- **Notion** — primary #191919 (Δ 1.698) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion
- **Netlify** — text #181a1c (Δ 1.738) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com
- **JetBrains** — text #19191c (Δ 1.875) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Newsprint** (editorial, muted, warm) — #b91c1c, #78716c, #d97706, #f5f1ea, #1c1917 — Ink-black on warm paper with a single red — the broadsheet hierarchy that lets typography lead. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b91c1c-78716c-d97706-f5f1ea-1c1917 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial
- **Magazine Ochre** (editorial, warm, muted) — #b45309, #6b5b45, #0f766e, #f7f3ec, #1f1a14 — Ochre and walnut on unbleached stock, with teal as the counterpoint — a features-section palette with some heat in it. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b45309-6b5b45-0f766e-f7f3ec-1f1a14 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial
- **Ink & Paper** (minimal, editorial, clean) — #1b1b1b, #6e6e6e, #1e40af, #fcfbf7 — Two greys and one ink-blue link color: the palette of a well-set book page. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1b1b1b-6e6e6e-1e40af-fcfbf7 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal
- **Launch Orange** (bold, warm, vivid, modern) — #ea580c, #1c1917, #0891b2, #ffffff — Orange is the rarest SaaS primary, which is exactly why it stands out on a pricing page; cyan keeps it from feeling like a hardware store. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ea580c-1c1917-0891b2-ffffff — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold
- **Fresh Juice** (playful, vivid, light) — #ff6b35, #ffd166, #06d6a0, #ffffff, #1f1f1f — Orange, mango and mint — a sugar rush; keep the type black so it stays legible under all that color. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff6b35-ffd166-06d6a0-ffffff-1f1f1f — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful
- **Learning App** (playful, vivid, friendly) — #58cc02, #1cb0f6, #ff9600, #ffffff, #1c1c1c — Green, blue and orange at full saturation: the gamified-learning look, where every color is a reward. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/58cc02-1cb0f6-ff9600-ffffff-1c1c1c — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful
- **Trailhead** (warm, bold, vivid) — #c2410c, #365314, #fbbf24, #f4efe6, #1f1a12 — Rust, pine and sun — high-visibility earth tones that read at a distance and on a trail sign. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c2410c-365314-fbbf24-f4efe6-1f1a12 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Playground** (bold, playful, warm) — #ff8c00, #3b82f6, #22c55e, #fff8e7, #1d1d1d — Orange, blue and green — the colors of playground equipment; loud, cheerful, obviously for kids. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff8c00-3b82f6-22c55e-fff8e7-1d1d1d — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold
- **Studio Grey** (minimal, muted, modern) — #1a1a1a, #8c8c8c, #3a86ff, #f2f2f2 — A pure greyscale with a single electric blue — the portfolio palette that makes work look considered. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1a1a1a-8c8c8c-3a86ff-f2f2f2 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal
- **Retro Pop** (playful, bold, warm) — #e63946, #457b9d, #f4a261, #fff4e0, #23201c — Fifties-diner red and steel blue with a peach — nostalgic pop that still passes contrast. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/e63946-457b9d-f4a261-fff4e0-23201c — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful

## 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/1f1c19-c4b59c-62c9cb-2d2c1f-f1eae9?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: "#1f1c19" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
