# #281f22

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

## Values

- Hex: `#281f22`
- RGB: rgb(40, 31, 34)
- HSL: hsl(340, 13%, 14%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.251 0.015 356.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0155
- Nearest named color: Dark Orchestra (#251b19, Δ 1.986) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dark-orchestra
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/281f22

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #3f3136, #59454c, #70575f, #8a6a75, #9d808a, #af979f, #c3b1b7, #d5c8cc, #e9e2e4, #fbf9fa
- Shades (toward black): #251d20, #231b1d, #20181b, #1d1618, #1a1416, #171214, #141011, #110d0f, #0e0b0c, #0c090a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1f2825
- Analogous: #281f27, #28211f
- Triadic: #22281f, #1f2228
- Split-complementary: #1f2821, #1f2728
- Tetradic: #27281f, #1f2825, #211f28

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

- On white (#ffffff): 16.04:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.31:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8d6d78 (4.59:1); AA: background → #8a8a8a (4.65:1); AAA: text → #a88f97 (7.04:1); AAA: background → #adadad (7.15:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Airbnb** — text #222222 (Δ 1.488) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbnb
- **Cohere** — text #212121 (Δ 1.521) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cohere-com
- **Postman** — text #212121 (Δ 1.521) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/postman-com
- **Allbirds** — primary #241c24 (Δ 1.525) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com
- **Todoist** — text #25221e (Δ 1.593) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/todoist-com
- **ClickUp** — text #202020 (Δ 1.665) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com
- **Retool** — primary #242424 (Δ 1.751) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/retool-com
- **GitLab** — text #1f1f1f (Δ 1.895) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab
- **HubSpot** — text #1f1f1f (Δ 1.895) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Wellness** (warm, muted, friendly) — #5f8460, #a8896a, #c6633f, #fbf7f2, #2a2320 — Sage and terracotta feel natural and calm — the anti-hospital palette for wellbeing brands. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/5f8460-a8896a-c6633f-fbf7f2-2a2320 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Fresh Juice** (playful, vivid, light) — #ff6b35, #ffd166, #06d6a0, #ffffff, #1f1f1f — Orange, mango and mint — a sugar rush; keep the type black so it stays legible under all that color. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff6b35-ffd166-06d6a0-ffffff-1f1f1f — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful
- **Crayon Box** (playful, vivid, friendly) — #ff5e5b, #00cecb, #ffed66, #ffffff, #222222 — Red, teal and yellow at crayon saturation — joyful, but on white with black type so it stays readable for grown-ups. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff5e5b-00cecb-ffed66-ffffff-222222 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful
- **Retro Pop** (playful, bold, warm) — #e63946, #457b9d, #f4a261, #fff4e0, #23201c — Fifties-diner red and steel blue with a peach — nostalgic pop that still passes contrast. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/e63946-457b9d-f4a261-fff4e0-23201c — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant
- 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/281f22-c49ca5-62cb75-2d211f-f1e9f0?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: "#281f22" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.