# #2a1925

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

## Values

- Hex: `#2a1925`
- RGB: rgb(42, 25, 37)
- HSL: hsl(318, 25%, 13%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.241 0.034 338.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0132
- Nearest named color: Black Cherry (#2c1620, Δ 1.158) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/black-cherry
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2a1925

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #462a3e, #603954, #7c4b6d, #965a84, #ab739a, #ba8cac, #cba9c1, #dbc2d3, #ecdfe8, #fbf9fa
- Shades (toward black): #261722, #23151f, #20131c, #1d1119, #1d1119, #1a0f16, #160d14, #130b11, #100a0e, #0d080b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #19291e
- Analogous: #261929, #29191c
- Triadic: #242919, #192429
- Split-complementary: #1c2919, #192926
- Tetradic: #292619, #19291e, #191c29

## Colors that go with #2a1925

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 #2a1925: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: HubSpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com), Lamborghini (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lamborghini-com), Audi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/audi-com), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [harmony, pool: split] — Dark Olive Green is a split-complement of #2a1925: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Cohere (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cohere-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Slate Blue is #2a1925's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: GitLab (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab), Indigo SaaS (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#indigo-saas), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slateblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #2a1925 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #2a1925 in 18 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Wikipedia's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org), Warner Bros. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warnerbros-com), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 22 real palettes, including Bumble's brand system and Rolex's brand system put Blue beside #2a1925, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bumble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bumble-com), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Signal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/signal-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #2a1925 in 10 real palettes, including ClickUp's brand system and Yahoo's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com), Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com), Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Graphite Mono and Estate put Blush Pink beside #2a1925, as the accent. Seen in: Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink

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

- On white (#ffffff): 16.61:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.26:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9f608c (4.53:1); AA: background → #858585 (4.5:1); AAA: text → #b889aa (7.2:1); AAA: background → #ababab (7.23:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Allbirds** — primary #241c24 (Δ 1.582) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Golden Hour** (sunset, warm, vivid, light) — #f4a259, #f25f5c, #5b3758, #fff7ec, #2b1a2b — Apricot into coral into plum — a sunset flattened to three tokens, with the plum doubling as the twilight text colour. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/f4a259-f25f5c-5b3758-fff7ec-2b1a2b — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/sunset

## 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/2a1925-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: "#2a1925" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.