# #81081e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#81081e`
- RGB: rgb(129, 8, 30)
- HSL: hsl(349, 88%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.385 0.149 20.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0493
- Nearest named color: Burgundy (#800020, Δ 0.846) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/81081e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a30a26, #c50d2e, #e60f36, #f1274c, #f44e6c, #f66f88, #f891a4, #fab2bf, #fcd4db, #fef5f7
- Shades (toward black): #78081c, #690719, #600617, #560614, #4d0512, #3e040f, #35030c, #2b030a, #1d0207, #130105

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #08816b
- Analogous: #81085b, #812f08
- Triadic: #1e8108, #081e81
- Split-complementary: #08812f, #085b81
- Tetradic: #5b8108, #08816b, #2f0881

## Colors that go with #81081e

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 #81081e 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 #81081e in 4 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), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #81081e 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), 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 #81081e: 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
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #81081e: 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #81081e — 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 #81081e: 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 #81081e: 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): 10.57:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.99:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb0f37 (4.66:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.6:1); AAA: text → #f56680 (7.09:1); AAA: background → #d4d4d4 (7.13:1)

## 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/81081e-c49c9f-62cb85-2d231f-f1e9ee?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: "#81081e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.