# #7e0c23

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

## Values

- Hex: `#7e0c23`
- RGB: rgb(126, 12, 35)
- HSL: hsl(348, 83%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.382 0.144 18.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0482
- Nearest named color: Burgundy (#800020, Δ 0.83) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/7e0c23

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9f0f2c, #bf1234, #e0153d, #eb2d53, #ef5272, #f2738c, #f594a7, #f8b4c2, #fbd5dd, #fef6f7
- Shades (toward black): #750b20, #670a1c, #5d091a, #540817, #4b0714, #3d0611, #33050e, #2a040c, #1c0308, #130205

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0c7e67
- Analogous: #7e0c5c, #7e2e0c
- Triadic: #237e0c, #0c237e
- Split-complementary: #0c7e2e, #0c5c7e
- Tetradic: #5c7e0c, #0c7e67, #2e0c7e

## Colors that go with #7e0c23

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 #7e0c23 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 #7e0c23 in 5 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and M&M's's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #7e0c23 in 7 real palettes, including Bookshop and Cider, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider), Trader Joe's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/traderjoes-com), Chipotle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chipotle-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #7e0c23: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #7e0c23: 3 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Heinz's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #7e0c23 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Bose (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bose-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #7e0c23: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #7e0c23: 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 → #e5153f (4.51:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.66:1); AAA: text → #f16a85 (7.14:1); AAA: background → #d1d1d1 (7:1)

## 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/7e0c23-c49c9f-62cb83-2d231f-f1e9ef?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: "#7e0c23" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.