# #265e55

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

## Values

- Hex: `#265e55`
- RGB: rgb(38, 94, 85)
- HSL: hsl(170, 42%, 26%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.442 0.061 181.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0907
- Nearest named color: Enchanting Ivy (#315955, Δ 1.804) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/enchanting-ivy
- Moods: dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/265e55

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #31776c, #3b9183, #47ae9d, #5cbcac, #75c7b9, #8fd1c6, #a8dcd3, #c5e7e2, #def2ee, #f8fcfb
- Shades (toward black): #23574e, #215048, #1c453e, #193e37, #163631, #132f2a, #102824, #0c1d1a, #091614, #060e0d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5e2630
- Analogous: #265e39, #264c5e
- Triadic: #55265e, #5e5526
- Split-complementary: #5e264c, #5e3926
- Tetradic: #39265e, #5e2630, #4c5e26

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.46:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.81:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #358276 (4.61:1); AA: background → #c9c9c9 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #44a796 (7.21:1); AAA: background → #fafafa (7.15:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Neon** — secondary #285d49 (Δ 1.856) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/neon-tech

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Bookshop** (editorial, warm, elegant) — #7c3a1d, #8a7358, #2f5d50, #faf6ef, #2b2118 — Chestnut and forest on cream read like a cloth-bound spine; the palette recedes so covers and type do the talking. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7c3a1d-8a7358-2f5d50-faf6ef-2b2118 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial

## 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/265e55-a2bebd-d459a9-1f292d-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: "#265e55" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.