Color
#016383
#016383rgb(1, 99, 131)hsl(195, 98%, 26%)oklch(0.467 0.092 229.2)Colors that go with #016383
Charcoal, Crimson and Royal 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 for #016383: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #016383: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #016383's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #016383 in 4 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #016383: 5 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Glacier, as the lead colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #016383: 4 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #016383 in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Sapphire & Gold, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #016383 in 5 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Console Light, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #016383
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #016383 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.74:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.11:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #016383 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#016383 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 #016383 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/016383-9cb5c4-df4e70-1f242d-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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