# #2a2a32

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

## Values

- Hex: `#2a2a32`
- RGB: rgb(42, 42, 50)
- HSL: hsl(240, 9%, 18%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.288 0.014 285.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0238
- Nearest named color: Night Sky (#292b31, Δ 0.469) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/night-sky
- Moods: muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2a2a32

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #3c3c48, #4f4f5f, #616175, #74748b, #8a8a9e, #a0a0b0, #b7b7c3, #cdcdd5, #e3e3e8, #f9f9fa
- Shades (toward black): #27272f, #23232a, #202027, #1c1c21, #1a1a1f, #17171c, #131316, #101013, #0c0c0e, #09090b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #32322a
- Analogous: #2a2e32, #2e2a32
- Triadic: #322a2a, #2a322a
- Split-complementary: #322e2a, #2e322a
- Tetradic: #322a2e, #32322a, #2a322e

## Colors that go with #2a2a32

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #2a2a32 in 18 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Beach Hut, as the lead colour. Seen in: McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 23 real palettes, including Headspace's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #2a2a32, as the accent. Seen in: Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Readymag (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #2a2a32 in 5 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 Blush and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside #2a2a32, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Typewriter and Woodsmoke put Brown beside #2a2a32, 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 #2a2a32 in 5 real palettes, including Coastal and Polaroid, as the accent. Seen in: Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #2a2a32: 10 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Coastal, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the near-white surface #2a2a32 was made for — maximum legibility with no colour cast to argue with. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.23:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.48:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #74748b (4.61:1); AA: background → #919191 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #9595a7 (7.13:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7.17:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Rotten Tomatoes** — primary #2a2c32 (Δ 0.693) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rottentomatoes-com
- **Loom** — text #292a2e (Δ 0.784) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com
- **Opera** — accent #252836 (Δ 1.469) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opera-com
- **Squarespace** — primary #2a2a2a (Δ 1.487) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com
- **Astro** — text #2c2c2c (Δ 1.527) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build
- **Gillette** — primary #2b2929 (Δ 1.579) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Gillette** — text #2b2929 (Δ 1.579) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Fenty Beauty** — primary #2d2929 (Δ 1.614) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **Fenty Beauty** — text #2d2929 (Δ 1.614) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **McDonald's** — text #292929 (Δ 1.627) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com
- **Vodafone** — text #25282b (Δ 1.658) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vodafone-com
- **Headspace** — text #2d2c2b (Δ 1.727) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com
- **Readymag** — text #282828 (Δ 1.849) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com
- **YouTube** — secondary #282828 (Δ 1.849) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/youtube-com
- **Superhuman** — text #292827 (Δ 1.965) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Sorbet** (pastel, light, friendly) — #ffb4a2, #ffd6a5, #bde0fe, #ffffff, #2f2a33 — Peach, apricot and baby blue on white — a soft consumer-app palette that still gets AA text from a single dark ink. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ffb4a2-ffd6a5-bde0fe-ffffff-2f2a33 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/pastel
- **Typewriter** (vintage, monochrome, editorial, minimal) — #2b2b2b, #8a8480, #a33a2f, #f4efe6 — Ink-black and ribbon-red on manila — the correspondence palette; all the vintage comes from the paper colour. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/2b2b2b-8a8480-a33a2f-f4efe6 — 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/2a2a32-a19cc4-df994e-251f2d-e9edf1?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: "#2a2a32" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.