# #2b252d

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

## Values

- Hex: `#2b252d`
- RGB: rgb(43, 37, 45)
- HSL: hsl(285, 10%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.274 0.017 317.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0203
- Nearest named color: Anthracite (#28282d, Δ 1.123) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/anthracite
- Moods: cool, muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2b252d

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #403743, #56495a, #6e5e73, #837089, #97869c, #aa9daf, #beb3c1, #d3cdd6, #e7e3e8, #faf9fa
- Shades (toward black): #28222a, #252027, #201c22, #1d191f, #1b171c, #181519, #151216, #100e11, #0d0b0e, #0b090b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #272d25
- Analogous: #27252d, #2d252b
- Triadic: #2d2b25, #252d2b
- Split-complementary: #2b2d25, #252d27
- Tetradic: #2d2725, #272d25, #252b2d

## Colors that go with #2b252d

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 #2b252d without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-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 #2b252d 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 #2b252d, 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), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #2b252d 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 #2b252d, 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 #2b252d, 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 #2b252d 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 #2b252d: 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): 14.94:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.41:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #816e87 (4.51:1); AA: background → #8f8f8f (4.62:1); AAA: text → #a192a5 (7.17:1); AAA: background → #b3b3b3 (7.13:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Zed** — text #242529 (Δ 1.556) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev
- **Vodafone** — text #25282b (Δ 1.585) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vodafone-com
- **American Eagle** — primary #24272a (Δ 1.622) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ae-com
- **American Eagle** — text #24272a (Δ 1.622) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ae-com
- **Loom** — text #292a2e (Δ 1.677) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com
- **Readymag** — text #282828 (Δ 1.703) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com
- **YouTube** — secondary #282828 (Δ 1.703) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/youtube-com
- **Chevrolet** — primary #262626 (Δ 1.782) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chevrolet-com
- **Chevrolet** — text #262626 (Δ 1.782) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chevrolet-com
- **Cloudflare** — text #262626 (Δ 1.782) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cloudflare
- **Gillette** — primary #2b2929 (Δ 1.782) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Gillette** — text #2b2929 (Δ 1.782) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Obsidian** — text #262626 (Δ 1.782) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md
- **Svelte** — text #262626 (Δ 1.782) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/svelte-dev
- **Superhuman** — text #292827 (Δ 1.806) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com
- **McDonald's** — text #292929 (Δ 1.807) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com
- **Fenty Beauty** — primary #2d2929 (Δ 1.834) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **Fenty Beauty** — text #2d2929 (Δ 1.834) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **Opera** — accent #252836 (Δ 1.876) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opera-com
- **Squarespace** — primary #2a2a2a (Δ 1.991) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-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

## 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/2b252d-bc9fc1-afcb62-2d1f2b-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: "#2b252d" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.