# #252d2c

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

## Values

- Hex: `#252d2c`
- RGB: rgb(37, 45, 44)
- HSL: hsl(172, 10%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.289 0.011 187.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0245
- Nearest named color: Cinder (#242a2e, Δ 1.262) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cinder
- Moods: muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/252d2c

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #374342, #495a58, #5e7370, #708986, #869c99, #9dafac, #b3c1bf, #cdd6d4, #e3e8e7, #f9fafa
- Shades (toward black): #222a29, #202726, #1c2221, #191f1e, #171c1b, #151919, #121616, #0e1110, #0b0e0e, #090b0b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2d2526
- Analogous: #252d28, #252a2d
- Triadic: #2c252d, #2d2c25
- Split-complementary: #2d252a, #2d2825
- Tetradic: #28252d, #2d2526, #2a2d25

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.09:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.49:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #637976 (4.53:1); AA: background → #949494 (4.64:1); AAA: text → #849a97 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7.1:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Astro** — text #2c2c2c (Δ 1.197) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build
- **Squarespace** — primary #2a2a2a (Δ 1.2) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com
- **Headspace** — text #2d2c2b (Δ 1.343) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com
- **Loom** — text #292a2e (Δ 1.367) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com
- **Readymag** — text #282828 (Δ 1.667) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com
- **Superhuman** — text #292827 (Δ 1.712) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Chalkboard** (dark, muted, warm) — #e8c170, #a8b5a0, #f28e6b, #1f2a24, #f1ede4 — Slate green with chalk cream and a coral — nostalgic without being twee. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/e8c170-a8b5a0-f28e6b-1f2a24-f1ede4 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark
- **Clean Beauty** (minimal, muted, clean) — #7f8f70, #bdb5a6, #b5654d, #f8f6f2, #2e2e2a — Sage and clay on unbleached white — the nothing-to-hide palette for ingredient-led skincare. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7f8f70-bdb5a6-b5654d-f8f6f2-2e2e2a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal
- **Olive Grove** (muted, warm, elegant) — #6b6b2e, #a8a670, #a1421f, #f6f3ea, #2c2a22 — Olive and straw with a rust accent — Mediterranean and unhurried; good for food, wine and hospitality. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6b6b2e-a8a670-a1421f-f6f3ea-2c2a22 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted

## Fonts for this mood

- 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/252d2c-a2bebe-d459a5-1f292d-e9f1ec?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: "#252d2c" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.