# #252e24

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

## Values

- Hex: `#252e24`
- RGB: rgb(37, 46, 36)
- HSL: hsl(114, 12%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.289 0.022 142.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0247
- Nearest named color: Marshland (#2b2e26, Δ 1.105) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/marshland
- Moods: muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/252e24

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #374536, #4a5b48, #5f755c, #718c6e, #879f84, #9db09b, #b4c2b2, #cdd7cc, #e3e9e2, #f9fbf9
- Shades (toward black): #232b22, #20281f, #1c221b, #191f19, #171d16, #151a14, #121712, #0e110d, #0c0e0b, #090b09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2d242e
- Analogous: #2a2e24, #242e28
- Triadic: #24252e, #2e2425
- Split-complementary: #28242e, #2e242a
- Tetradic: #242a2e, #2d242e, #2e2824

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.05:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.49:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #637b60 (4.53:1); AA: background → #949494 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #849c81 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7.08:1)

## 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/252e24-a2bea2-8a4edf-1f2d24-eef1e9?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: "#252e24" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.