# Artist’s Charcoal (#37393e)

A named color — neutral, dark, luxury, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#37393e`
- RGB: rgb(55, 57, 62)
- HSL: hsl(223, 6%, 23%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.345 0.009 268.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0409
- Name: Artist’s Charcoal (`artists-charcoal`, source: list)
- Moods: neutral, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/artists-charcoal

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4a4d54, #5b5e67, #6e727c, #80848e, #9699a2, #a9abb2, #bec0c5, #d1d3d6, #e7e7e9, #fafafa
- Shades (toward black): #323439, #2e2f33, #292a2e, #242529, #222326, #1d1e20, #18191b, #131416, #0e0f10, #0a0a0b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #3e3c37
- Analogous: #373d3e, #39373e
- Triadic: #3e3739, #393e37
- Split-complementary: #3e3937, #3d3e37
- Tetradic: #3e373d, #3e3c37, #373e39

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

- On white (#ffffff): 11.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.82:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #71757f (4.55:1); AA: background → #a3a3a3 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #93969f (7.1:1); AAA: background → #cccccc (7.2:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- neutral: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/neutral
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- 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/37393e-a2beb0-c859d4-1f2d2b-eaf1e9?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: "#37393e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.