# #3e313f

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

## Values

- Hex: `#3e313f`
- RGB: rgb(62, 49, 63)
- HSL: hsl(296, 13%, 22%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.333 0.03 323.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0358
- Nearest named color: After Dark (#3c3535, Δ 2.56) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/after-dark
- Moods: cool, muted, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/3e313f

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #554356, #69526b, #806482, #927595, #a48ca6, #b7a3b8, #c6b7c8, #d9ced9, #e8e2e9, #faf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #392c3a, #332834, #302631, #2b212b, #251d25, #1f1820, #1a141a, #171217, #110d11, #0b090c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #323f31
- Analogous: #37313f, #3f3139
- Triadic: #3f3e31, #313f3e
- Split-complementary: #393f31, #313f37
- Tetradic: #3f3731, #323f31, #31393f

## Colors that go with #3e313f

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

- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #3e313f in 8 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Beach Hut, as the lead colour. Seen in: McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 14 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #3e313f, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net), Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Blush and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #3e313f, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #3e313f in 5 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), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #3e313f: 9 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Coastal, as the lead colour. Seen in: 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), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Darkroom and Bramble put Champagne beside #3e313f, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Allbirds (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Chocolate** #d2691e [pool] — Chocolate shows up next to #3e313f in 4 real palettes, including Homestead and Wellness, as the accent. Seen in: Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness), Postman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/postman-com), Farmers Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#farmers-market). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/chocolate
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the near-white surface #3e313f 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): 12.24:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.72:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8b6d8d (4.67:1); AA: background → #9e9e9e (4.57:1); AAA: text → #a78fa8 (7.14:1); AAA: background → #c4c4c4 (7.02:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Macaron** (pastel, light, playful) — #f6a5c0, #a8d8ea, #c7e8b5, #fffaf7, #3f3340 — Rose, sky and pistachio at patisserie strength — the pastel trio, with a plum-grey text colour so it never washes out. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/f6a5c0-a8d8ea-c7e8b5-fffaf7-3f3340 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/pastel

## 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/3e313f-c19fbf-9ccb62-2d1f28-ede9f1?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: "#3e313f" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.