# #36020e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#36020e`
- RGB: rgb(54, 2, 14)
- HSL: hsl(346, 93%, 11%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.215 0.081 13.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0086
- Nearest named color: Vienna Roast (#330022, Δ 4.254) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/vienna-roast
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/36020e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #62041a, #8a0524, #b60730, #e2083b, #f72253, #f84972, #fa7594, #fca1b7, #fdc9d5, #fff5f7
- Shades (toward black): #31020d, #31020d, #2c020c, #27010a, #27010a, #220109, #1e0108, #190106, #190106, #140105

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #02362a
- Analogous: #360228, #361002
- Triadic: #0e3602, #020e36
- Split-complementary: #023610, #022836
- Tetradic: #283602, #02362a, #100236

## Colors that go with #36020e

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 #36020e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Puma (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #36020e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), GitHub (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/github), Spectrum (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spectrum-com), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: analogous] — Rust is #36020e'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), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #36020e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #36020e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #36020e in 17 real palettes, including Heatwave and Maple, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Heatwave (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#heatwave), Maple (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#maple), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), Warner Bros. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warnerbros-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 20 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #36020e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Signal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/signal-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #36020e in 10 real palettes, including Yahoo's brand system and ClickUp's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 17.92:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.17:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ec093e (4.68:1); AA: background → #808080 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #f96285 (7.11:1); AAA: background → #a3a3a3 (7.1:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/36020e-c49ca1-62cb80-2d221f-f1e9ef?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: "#36020e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.