# #2a252c

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

## Values

- Hex: `#2a252c`
- RGB: rgb(42, 37, 44)
- HSL: hsl(283, 9%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.273 0.015 316.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.02
- Nearest named color: Anthracite (#28282d, Δ 1.017) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/anthracite
- Moods: muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2a252c

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #403843, #554a59, #6d5f72, #827288, #96879b, #a99eae, #bdb4c0, #d3cdd5, #e6e3e8, #faf9fa
- Shades (toward black): #28232a, #252027, #201c21, #1d1a1f, #1a171c, #181519, #151316, #100e11, #0d0c0e, #0b090b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #272c25
- Analogous: #27252c, #2c252b
- Triadic: #2c2a25, #252c2a
- Split-complementary: #2b2c25, #252c27
- Tetradic: #2c2725, #272c25, #252b2c

## Colors that go with #2a252c

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 text near-black that reads cleanly against #2a252c without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com), Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Lamborghini (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lamborghini-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #2a252c in 18 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Wikipedia's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 23 real palettes, including Readymag's brand system and Headspace's brand system put Blue beside #2a252c, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Readymag (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com), Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com), Bumble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bumble-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #2a252c in 9 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] — 7 real palettes, including Graphite Mono and Blush put Blush Pink beside #2a252c, as the accent. Seen in: Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Typewriter and Woodsmoke put Brown beside #2a252c, as the accent. Seen in: Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #2a252c in 6 real palettes, including Kiln and Chalkboard, as the accent. Seen in: Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #2a252c: 10 real palettes, including Dusk and SoFi's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 15.01:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.4:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7f6f85 (4.51:1); AA: background → #8f8f8f (4.64:1); AAA: text → #9f93a5 (7.19:1); AAA: background → #b3b3b3 (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Zed** — text #242529 (Δ 1.287) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev
- **American Eagle** — primary #24272a (Δ 1.379) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ae-com
- **American Eagle** — text #24272a (Δ 1.379) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ae-com
- **Vodafone** — text #25282b (Δ 1.383) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vodafone-com
- **Readymag** — text #282828 (Δ 1.513) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com
- **YouTube** — secondary #282828 (Δ 1.513) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/youtube-com
- **Chevrolet** — primary #262626 (Δ 1.519) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chevrolet-com
- **Chevrolet** — text #262626 (Δ 1.519) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chevrolet-com
- **Cloudflare** — text #262626 (Δ 1.519) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cloudflare
- **Obsidian** — text #262626 (Δ 1.519) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md
- **Svelte** — text #262626 (Δ 1.519) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/svelte-dev
- **Superhuman** — text #292827 (Δ 1.629) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com
- **Loom** — text #292a2e (Δ 1.64) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com
- **McDonald's** — text #292929 (Δ 1.669) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com
- **Gillette** — primary #2b2929 (Δ 1.687) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Gillette** — text #2b2929 (Δ 1.687) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **7-Eleven** — primary #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/7-eleven-com
- **7-Eleven** — text #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/7-eleven-com
- **AMD** — primary #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amd-com
- **AMD** — text #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amd-com
- **Boeing** — text #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com
- **Calvin Klein** — primary #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calvinklein-us
- **Calvin Klein** — text #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calvinklein-us
- **Datadog** — text #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/datadoghq-com
- **Tommy Hilfiger** — primary #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tommy-com
- **Tommy Hilfiger** — text #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tommy-com
- **Trader Joe's** — primary #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/traderjoes-com
- **Trader Joe's** — text #212529 (Δ 1.776) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/traderjoes-com
- **Fenty Beauty** — primary #2d2929 (Δ 1.785) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **Fenty Beauty** — text #2d2929 (Δ 1.785) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **Squarespace** — primary #2a2a2a (Δ 1.901) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com
- **Retool** — primary #242424 (Δ 1.922) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/retool-com
- **Opera** — accent #252836 (Δ 1.942) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opera-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Mid-Century** (vintage, retro, warm, muted) — #d9822b, #2f6f73, #e6b33d, #f7efdf, #2b2622 — Tangerine, teal and mustard on cream — the 1960s lounge trio, one of the few retro palettes with real hue contrast. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d9822b-2f6f73-e6b33d-f7efdf-2b2622 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vintage

## 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/2a252c-bb9fc1-b2cb62-2d1f2b-ebe9f1?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: "#2a252c" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.