# #7e152a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#7e152a`
- RGB: rgb(126, 21, 42)
- HSL: hsl(348, 71%, 29%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.389 0.138 16.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0514
- Nearest named color: Burgundy (#800020, Δ 1.798) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/7e152a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9d1b35, #bc203f, #da2549, #df4363, #e4627c, #e97c92, #ee9bab, #f3b9c5, #f8d8de, #fef6f8
- Shades (toward black): #761428, #691223, #601020, #530e1c, #4a0d19, #3d0a14, #340912, #27070d, #1f050a, #110306

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #157e69
- Analogous: #7e155f, #7e3515
- Triadic: #2a7e15, #152a7e
- Split-complementary: #157e35, #155f7e
- Tetradic: #5f7e15, #157e69, #35157e

## Colors that go with #7e152a

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 #7e152a 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 #7e152a 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 #7e152a in 8 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), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #7e152a: 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Chipotle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chipotle-com), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #7e152a: 3 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #7e152a — 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 #7e152a: 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 #7e152a: 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): 10.36:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.03:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #dc2e50 (4.55:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.51:1); AAA: text → #e76f87 (7.02:1); AAA: background → #d6d6d6 (7.13:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Candlelight** (wedding, warm, luxury, elegant) — #7a1f2e, #c9a227, #f2d7c9, #fffaf3, #2e1a1a — Burgundy, gold and a blush on warm white — the evening wedding set; burgundy carries the formality, blush the softness. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7a1f2e-c9a227-f2d7c9-fffaf3-2e1a1a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/wedding

## 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/7e152a-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: "#7e152a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.