Macaron
Open in tool →Rose, sky and pistachio at patisserie strength — the pastel trio, with a plum-grey text colour so it never washes out.
Color
#3a3045
#3a3045
hex
#3a3045rgb
rgb(58, 48, 69)hsl
hsl(269, 18%, 23%)oklch
oklch(0.329 0.039 306.1)Closest name: Call It a Night (#42364c)Relative luminance 0.0344
Colors that go with #3a3045
Dark Olive Green, Sea Green and Sienna lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
complementaryshippedDark Olive Green sits directly opposite #3a3045 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #3a3045: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
triadicshippedSienna completes a triad with #3a3045 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #3a3045 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #3a3045 in 8 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Beach Hut, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped14 real palettes, including Minecraft's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #3a3045, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Blush and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #3a3045, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #3a3045: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #3a3045
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #3a3045 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 12.44:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.69:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #3a3045 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#3a3045 reads as cool, muted, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #3a3045
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #3a3045 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/3a3045-b49cc4-cbcb62-2c1f2d-e9e9f1?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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