# #220118

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

## Values

- Hex: `#220118`
- RGB: rgb(34, 1, 24)
- HSL: hsl(318, 94%, 7%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.172 0.07 342)
- Relative luminance: 0.0043
- Nearest named color: Belladonna (#220011, Δ 1.447) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/belladonna
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/220118

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4f0238, #7c0458, #a80577, #d50797, #f816b4, #f943c3, #fb70d1, #fc9cdf, #fdc9ed, #fff5fc
- Shades (toward black): #230119, #1e0115, #1e0115, #1e0115, #1e0115, #190112, #190112, #190112, #14010e, #14010e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #01230b
- Analogous: #1c0123, #230108
- Triadic: #192301, #011923
- Split-complementary: #082301, #01231c
- Tetradic: #231c01, #01230b, #010823

## Colors that go with #220118

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 #220118: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-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
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #220118's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Budweiser (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/budweiser-com), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #220118 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #220118: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Sapphire & Gold (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#sapphire-and-gold), Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #220118 in 16 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Ember, as the lead colour. Seen in: Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), 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] — 19 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #220118, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), 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 #220118 in 10 real palettes, including Gemstone and Twitch's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Garnet and Velvet put Brown beside #220118, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.35:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.09:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #df079e (4.66:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.51:1); AAA: text → #fa52c7 (7.1:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.05:1)

## 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/220118-c19fb3-75cb62-2d1f23-f0e9f1?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: "#220118" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.