# #220101

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

## Values

- Hex: `#220101`
- RGB: rgb(34, 1, 1)
- HSL: hsl(0, 94%, 7%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.161 0.062 27.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0036
- Nearest named color: Dwarf Fortress (#1d0200, Δ 1.446) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dwarf-fortress
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/220101

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4f0202, #7c0404, #a80505, #d50707, #f81616, #f94343, #fb7070, #fc9c9c, #fdc9c9, #fff5f5
- Shades (toward black): #230101, #1e0101, #1e0101, #1e0101, #1e0101, #190101, #190101, #190101, #140101, #140101

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #012323
- Analogous: #230112, #231201
- Triadic: #012301, #010123
- Split-complementary: #012312, #011223
- Tetradic: #122301, #012323, #120123

## Colors that go with #220101

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 #220101: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-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: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #220101 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. 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
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #220101'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), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #220101: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Olympics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com), 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #220101 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #220101 in 16 real palettes, including Heatwave and Ember, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Heatwave (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#heatwave), Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), 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] — 18 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #220101, 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
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #220101 in 10 real palettes, including Render's brand system and Neobank, as the lead colour. Seen in: Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.58:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.07:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ed0707 (4.63:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.56:1); AAA: text → #fa6666 (7.16:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.13:1)

## 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/220101-c4a19c-62cb98-2d251f-f1e9ed?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: "#220101" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.