# #a8003e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a8003e`
- RGB: rgb(168, 0, 62)
- HSL: hsl(338, 100%, 33%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.467 0.187 11.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0867
- Nearest named color: Bindi Red (#b0003c, Δ 1.792) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bindi-red
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a8003e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cc004b, #eb0056, #ff0f67, #ff2e7b, #ff5291, #ff70a5, #ff94bb, #ffb3cf, #ffd6e5, #fff5f9
- Shades (toward black): #990038, #8a0032, #7a002d, #6b0027, #610024, #52001e, #420018, #330013, #24000d, #140007

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #00a86b
- Analogous: #a80092, #a81600
- Triadic: #3ea800, #003ea8
- Split-complementary: #00a816, #0092a8
- Tetradic: #92a800, #00a86b, #1600a8

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.68:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.73:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb0056 (4.67:1); AA: background → #c7c7c7 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #ff5794 (7.04:1); AAA: background → #f5f5f5 (7.04:1)

## 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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/a8003e-c49ca6-62cb72-2d201f-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: "#a8003e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.