# #2f282e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#2f282e`
- RGB: rgb(47, 40, 46)
- HSL: hsl(309, 8%, 17%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.287 0.015 330.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0232
- Nearest named color: Smoky Charcoal (#34282c, Δ 1.008) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/smoky-charcoal
- Moods: muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2f282e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #453b43, #5b4d59, #71606e, #877384, #9c8b9a, #afa1ad, #c2b7c0, #d5cdd4, #e8e3e7, #faf9fa
- Shades (toward black): #2c262b, #272126, #241e23, #211c20, #1e1a1e, #191518, #161316, #131013, #0e0c0d, #0b090b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #282f29
- Analogous: #2c282f, #2f282a
- Triadic: #2e2f28, #282e2f
- Split-complementary: #2a2f28, #282f2c
- Tetradic: #2f2c28, #282f29, #282a2f

## Colors that go with #2f282e

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 #2f282e 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 #2f282e, 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), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #2f282e in 6 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 Graphite Mono put Blush Pink beside #2f282e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), 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] — 4 real palettes, including Typewriter and Woodsmoke put Brown beside #2f282e, 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 #2f282e in 5 real palettes, including Polaroid and Kiln, as the accent. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #2f282e: 10 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Dusk, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the near-white surface #2f282e 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): 14.35:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.46:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #847181 (4.66:1); AA: background → #919191 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #a1919f (7.07:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7.23:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Fenty Beauty** — primary #2d2929 (Δ 1.165) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **Fenty Beauty** — text #2d2929 (Δ 1.165) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fentybeauty-com
- **Loom** — text #292a2e (Δ 1.23) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com
- **Gillette** — primary #2b2929 (Δ 1.346) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Gillette** — text #2b2929 (Δ 1.346) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com
- **Rotten Tomatoes** — primary #2a2c32 (Δ 1.482) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rottentomatoes-com
- **Squarespace** — primary #2a2a2a (Δ 1.485) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com
- **McDonald's** — text #292929 (Δ 1.59) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com
- **Astro** — text #2c2c2c (Δ 1.598) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build
- **Headspace** — text #2d2c2b (Δ 1.667) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com
- **Readymag** — text #282828 (Δ 1.784) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com
- **YouTube** — secondary #282828 (Δ 1.784) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/youtube-com
- **Superhuman** — text #292827 (Δ 1.787) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com
- **Vodafone** — text #25282b (Δ 1.953) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vodafone-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
- **Mushroom** (earthy, neutral, muted, minimal) — #8b7b6b, #c4b8a8, #6a7f5a, #f7f4ef, #2f2a25 — Taupe, oat and a sage accent — the quiet earth palette: almost neutral, with just enough colour to feel alive. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/8b7b6b-c4b8a8-6a7f5a-f7f4ef-2f2a25 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/earthy
- **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/2f282e-c19fb8-85cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?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: "#2f282e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.