# #701f42

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

## Values

- Hex: `#701f42`
- RGB: rgb(112, 31, 66)
- HSL: hsl(334, 57%, 28%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.379 0.118 357.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0482
- Nearest named color: Beet Red (#7e203f, Δ 3.194) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/beet-red
- Moods: warm, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/701f42

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #8c2652, #a82e63, #c43673, #cf4f86, #d66b99, #de87ad, #e6a3c0, #edbfd3, #f5dbe6, #fdf7fa
- Shades (toward black): #681d3d, #5c1936, #541731, #48142a, #401226, #380f21, #2c0c1a, #240a15, #18070e, #100409

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1f704d
- Analogous: #701f6b, #70241f
- Triadic: #42701f, #1f4270
- Split-complementary: #1f7024, #1f6b70
- Tetradic: #6b701f, #1f704d, #241f70

## Colors that go with #701f42

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

- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #701f42 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #701f42 in 5 real palettes, including Lenovo's brand system and M&M's's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #701f42 in 7 real palettes, including Bookshop and Blush, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #701f42: 3 real palettes, including Macaron and Nursery, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #701f42: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: analogous] — Rust is #701f42's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — Two real palettes: Dunkin''s brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #701f42, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #701f42: 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): 10.69:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.96:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ca3f7b (4.51:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.66:1); AAA: text → #da77a2 (7.14:1); AAA: background → #d1d1d1 (7:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Mailchimp** — accent #692340 (Δ 1.592) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- 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/701f42-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: "#701f42" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.