Named color
Blackout
#0e0702rgb(14, 7, 2)hsl(25, 75%, 3%)oklch(0.137 0.021 68.4)Blackout on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 1 public brand that uses it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Blackout
Charcoal, Amber and Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black that reads cleanly against Blackout without the hard edge of pure #000.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with Blackout in 16 real palettes, including Ember and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped18 real palettes, including Pfizer's brand system and Robinhood's brand system put Blue beside Blackout, as the supporting colour.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with Blackout in 10 real palettes, including Circuit and Render's brand system, as the lead colour.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Velvet and Garnet put Brown beside Blackout, as the lead colour.
Burgundy #800020
shipped4 real palettes, including Mailchimp's brand system and Rare Beauty's brand system put Burgundy beside Blackout, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with Blackout: 5 real palettes, including Estate and Diner, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped8 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside Blackout, as the text colour against it.
Real palettes that use Blackout
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Blackout as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 20:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.05:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Blackout as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Blackout reads as warm, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #0e0702 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/0e0702-c4b19c-62cbc4-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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