# #5c052b

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

## Values

- Hex: `#5c052b`
- RGB: rgb(92, 5, 43)
- HSL: hsl(334, 90%, 19%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.31 0.119 2.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0256
- Nearest named color: Merguez (#650021, Δ 2.648) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/merguez
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/5c052b

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #83073d, #aa094f, #d00b60, #f31273, #f5388a, #f65a9e, #f881b5, #faa8cc, #fccfe2, #fef5f9
- Shades (toward black): #570528, #4e0424, #490422, #3f031d, #3a031b, #300316, #2c0214, #220210, #1d020d, #130109

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #055c36
- Analogous: #5c0556, #5c0b05
- Triadic: #2b5c05, #052b5c
- Split-complementary: #055c0b, #05565c
- Tetradic: #565c05, #055c36, #0b055c

## Colors that go with #5c052b

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] — 5 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #5c052b, as the accent. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #5c052b in 4 real palettes, including Burger King's brand system and M&M's's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Saddle Brown** #8b4513 [pool] — Designers have shipped Saddle Brown with #5c052b: 4 real palettes, including Bakery and Cider, as the lead colour. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider), Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/saddlebrown
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #5c052b: 5 real palettes, including Resort and Polaroid, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Wheat** #f5deb3 [pool] — Designers have shipped Wheat with #5c052b: 4 real palettes, including Candlelight and Resort, as the accent. Seen in: Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/wheat
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #5c052b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #5c052b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #5c052b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 13.89:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.51:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e40c69 (4.56:1); AA: background → #949494 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #f75fa1 (7.11:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Qatar Airways** — accent #5c0931 (Δ 1.019) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com

## 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/5c052b-c49ca9-62cb6b-2d1f1f-f1e9f0?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: "#5c052b" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.