# #355f5d

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

## Values

- Hex: `#355f5d`
- RGB: rgb(53, 95, 93)
- HSL: hsl(177, 28%, 29%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.454 0.047 191.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0973
- Nearest named color: Arctic Nights (#345c61, Δ 1.352) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/arctic-nights
- Moods: muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/355f5d

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #427673, #4f8c89, #5ca3a0, #73b0ad, #89bdba, #9dc8c6, #b4d5d3, #cbe2e0, #e2eeee, #f8fbfb
- Shades (toward black): #325856, #2c4e4d, #284846, #233e3d, #1f3736, #1a2e2d, #162726, #111d1d, #0d1716, #070d0d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5f3537
- Analogous: #355f48, #354c5f
- Triadic: #5d355f, #5f5d35
- Split-complementary: #5f354c, #5f4835
- Tetradic: #48355f, #5f3537, #4c5f35

## Colors that go with #355f5d

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] — 4 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Rolex's brand system put Blue beside #355f5d, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #355f5d: 4 real palettes, including Alpine and Paper & Pine, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #355f5d, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #355f5d: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour. Seen in: Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #355f5d in 7 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent. Seen in: Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #355f5d: 10 real palettes, including HP's brand system and The New York Times's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: HP (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hp-com), The New York Times (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nytimes-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the surface for #355f5d: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: split] — Sienna is a split-complement of #355f5d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.13:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.95:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #487f7d (4.61:1); AA: background → #cfcfcf (4.57:1); AAA: text → #5ca3a0 (7.2:1); AAA: background → #ffffff (7.13:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Desert Road** (earthy, warm, muted, elegant) — #c2703d, #c9b28b, #3e5f5c, #fbf6ee, #2b211a — Sandstone and sand with a deep teal — the one cool note makes the warm colours look intentional rather than beige. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c2703d-c9b28b-3e5f5c-fbf6ee-2b211a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/earthy
- **Darkroom** (vintage, muted, warm, editorial) — #7a4b3a, #b89b72, #3f5a5a, #f3ead8, #2c231c — Sepia, faded ochre and a teal shadow on aged paper — the photograph-in-a-drawer palette, tuned so it still passes AA. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7a4b3a-b89b72-3f5a5a-f3ead8-2c231c — 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/355f5d-a2bcbe-d4599b-1f282d-e9f1ed?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: "#355f5d" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.