# #ae043a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ae043a`
- RGB: rgb(174, 4, 58)
- HSL: hsl(341, 96%, 35%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.479 0.19 14.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0939
- Nearest named color: Bindi Red (#b0003c, Δ 0.505) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bindi-red
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ae043a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cd0444, #f0054f, #fa1960, #fb3775, #fc5a8d, #fc78a2, #fd96b7, #fdb4cb, #fed7e3, #fff5f8
- Shades (toward black): #a00335, #910330, #82032b, #730226, #640221, #50021a, #410115, #320111, #23010c, #140007

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #04af79
- Analogous: #af0490, #af2304
- Triadic: #3aaf04, #043aaf
- Split-complementary: #04af23, #0490af
- Tetradic: #90af04, #04af79, #2304af

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.3:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.88:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb054e (4.66:1); AA: background → #cccccc (4.54:1); AAA: text → #fc5f91 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #fcfcfc (7.11:1)

## 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/ae043a-c49ca4-62cb77-2d211f-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: "#ae043a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.