Color
#3c231b
#3c231brgb(60, 35, 27)hsl(15, 38%, 17%)oklch(0.286 0.041 38.5)Colors that go with #3c231b
Charcoal, Sienna and Slate Blue 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #3c231b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sienna #a0522d
analogousshippedSienna is #3c231b's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Slate Blue #6a5acd
triadicshippedSlate Blue completes a triad with #3c231b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #3c231b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #3c231b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #3c231b in 18 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Maple, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped20 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Headspace's brand system put Blue beside #3c231b, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #3c231b in 5 real palettes, including ClickUp's brand system and Yahoo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #3c231b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #3c231b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.5:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.45:1 | 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 #3c231b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#3c231b reads as warm, dark, luxury. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point 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.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #3c231b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/3c231b-c4ab9c-62cbb2-2d291f-f1e9eb?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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