# #8a0f13

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8a0f13`
- RGB: rgb(138, 15, 19)
- HSL: hsl(358, 80%, 30%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.406 0.155 26.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0579
- Nearest named color: Bloodthirsty (#880011, Δ 1.27) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bloodthirsty
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a0f13

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #aa1318, #ca161c, #e61920, #e93a3f, #ed5a5f, #f07a7e, #f49a9d, #f7b6b8, #fad6d7, #fef6f6
- Shades (toward black): #7c0e11, #730d10, #650b0e, #5c0a0d, #4e090b, #400709, #370608, #290506, #200405, #120203

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0f8a86
- Analogous: #8a0f51, #8a480f
- Triadic: #138a0f, #0f138a
- Split-complementary: #0f8a48, #0f518a
- Tetradic: #518a0f, #0f8a86, #480f8a

## Colors that go with #8a0f13

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 #8a0f13 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 #8a0f13 in 4 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Wendy's's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Vodafone (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vodafone-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #8a0f13 in 13 real palettes, including Cider and Bookshop, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), 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 #8a0f13: 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
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #8a0f13, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #8a0f13: 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
- **Hunter Green** #355e3b [pool] — Hunter Green is paired with #8a0f13 in 3 real palettes, including Bookshop and Darkroom, as the accent. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hunter-green
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #8a0f13: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.73:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.16:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e61920 (4.52:1); AA: background → #b3b3b3 (4.64:1); AAA: text → #ef6c70 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #dbdbdb (7.03:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Garmin** — secondary #920000 (Δ 1.867) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/garmin-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/8a0f13-c49f9c-62cb95-2d251f-f1e9ed?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: "#8a0f13" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.