# #35484b

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

## Values

- Hex: `#35484b`
- RGB: rgb(53, 72, 75)
- HSL: hsl(188, 17%, 25%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.387 0.024 208.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.059
- Nearest named color: Charcoal (#36454f, Δ 1.387) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- Moods: cool, muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/35484b

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #445c5f, #557377, #63878c, #76989e, #8eaaaf, #a3babd, #b7c9cc, #ccd9db, #e4ebec, #f9fbfb
- Shades (toward black): #314245, #2c3c3f, #283639, #243133, #202b2d, #192224, #151d1e, #111718, #0d1112, #080b0c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #4b3835
- Analogous: #354b43, #353d4b
- Triadic: #4b3548, #484b35
- Split-complementary: #4b353d, #4b4335
- Tetradic: #43354b, #4b3835, #3d4b35

## Colors that go with #35484b

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

- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #35484b, as the accent. Seen in: Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #35484b, as the lead colour. Seen in: Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #35484b in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Coastal, as the accent. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #35484b: 5 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Sweetgreen's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #35484b, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #35484b: 6 real palettes, including Notion's brand system and Desert Road. Seen in: Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #35484b in 8 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the near-white surface #35484b 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): 9.63:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.18:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #5b7b80 (4.59:1); AA: background → #b3b3b3 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #799ba0 (7.01:1); AAA: background → #dedede (7.16:1)

## 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/35484b-a2b7be-df4e81-1f252d-e9f1ee?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: "#35484b" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.