# #ac5da0

A color — warm, muted, editorial, elegant. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#ac5da0`
- RGB: rgb(172, 93, 160)
- HSL: hsl(309, 32%, 52%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.593 0.134 333)
- Relative luminance: 0.1914
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 3.792) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ac5da0

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b46eaa, #bb7cb2, #c48dbc, #cb9ac4, #d4abce, #dcbcd7, #e3c9df, #ecdae9, #f3e7f1, #fcf8fb
- Shades (toward black): #9e5193, #8d4983, #804277, #6f3967, #5e3157, #4d2848, #3d1f38, #2f182c, #1e101c, #0d070c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5dac69
- Analogous: #905dac, #ac5d79
- Triadic: #a0ac5d, #5da0ac
- Split-complementary: #79ac5d, #5dac90
- Tetradic: #ac905d, #5dac69, #5d79ac

## Colors that go with #ac5da0

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #ac5da0 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ac5da0: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony: split] — Dark Cyan is a split-complement of #ac5da0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #ac5da0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — Dunkin''s brand system puts Blue beside #ac5da0, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #ac5da0 in Klarna US's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — Midnight Luxe puts Champagne beside #ac5da0, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [pool] — Dark Khaki shows up next to #ac5da0 in Midnight Luxe, as the lead colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkkhaki

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.35:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #aa5a9e (4.5:1); AA: background → #0a0a0a (4.55:1); AAA: text → #804277 (7.09:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.83:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #bf82b6 (7.08:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ac5da0-c19fb8-85cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?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: "#ac5da0" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.