# #331e28

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

## Values

- Hex: `#331e28`
- RGB: rgb(51, 30, 40)
- HSL: hsl(331, 26%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.266 0.036 349.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0179
- Nearest named color: Bruised Plum (#3b1921, Δ 2.208) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bruised-plum
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/331e28

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4d2d3d, #673c51, #844d68, #9d5c7c, #ae7590, #bd8fa5, #cca8ba, #ddc5d1, #ecdfe5, #fbf9fa
- Shades (toward black): #301c26, #2d1a23, #27171e, #23151c, #201319, #1d1117, #1a0f14, #130b0f, #10090d, #0d080a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1e3329
- Analogous: #331e33, #331f1e
- Triadic: #28331e, #1e2833
- Split-complementary: #1e331f, #1e3333
- Tetradic: #33331e, #1e3329, #1f1e33

## Colors that go with #331e28

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 #331e28: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com), Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), Lamborghini (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lamborghini-com), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [harmony, pool: triadic] — Dark Olive Green completes a triad with #331e28 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider), 7-Eleven (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/7-eleven-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #331e28: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #331e28's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Slate Blue is #331e28's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), GitLab (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab), Indigo SaaS (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#indigo-saas), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slateblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #331e28 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #331e28 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), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Maple (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#maple). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 22 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #331e28, as the accent. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com), Readymag (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 15.47:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.36:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a36281 (4.62:1); AA: background → #8c8c8c (4.6:1); AAA: text → #b988a0 (7.09:1); AAA: background → #b0b0b0 (7.14:1)

## 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/331e28-c49cab-62cb66-2d1f20-f1e9f1?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: "#331e28" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.