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Color
#01bbd0
#01bbd0
hex
#01bbd0rgb
rgb(1, 187, 208)hsl
hsl(186, 99%, 41%)oklch
oklch(0.725 0.125 209)Closest name: Aquarius (#2db0ce)Relative luminance 0.401
Colors that go with #01bbd0
Charcoal, Blue and Dark Orange 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 #01bbd0: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #01bbd0, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
split-complementshippedDark Orange is a split-complement of #01bbd0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #01bbd0: 6 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #01bbd0: 5 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Ford's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #01bbd0, as the lead colour.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Lido put Mustard Yellow beside #01bbd0, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #01bbd0 in 8 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Elastic's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #01bbd0
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #01bbd0 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.33:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.02:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #01bbd0 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#01bbd0 reads as cool, vivid, technical. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #01bbd0
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #01bbd0 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/01bbd0-a2b8be-df4e86-1f262d-e9f1ee?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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