Color
#016175
#016175rgb(1, 97, 117)hsl(190, 98%, 23%)oklch(0.455 0.082 218.4)Colors that go with #016175
Crimson, Steel Blue and Rust 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.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #016175: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #016175's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Rust #b7410e
complementaryshippedRust sits directly opposite #016175 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #016175: 4 real palettes, including Alpine and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #016175: 10 real palettes, including The New York Times's brand system and Dutch Bros's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #016175 in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Mid-Century, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #016175 in 5 real palettes, including Console Light and Mint Modern, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #016175: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #016175
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #016175 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.08:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.97:1 | 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 #016175 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#016175 reads as cool, 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 #016175 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/016175-a2b6be-df4e7c-1f252d-e9f1ef?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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