Color
#055e85
#055e85rgb(5, 94, 133)hsl(198, 93%, 27%)oklch(0.456 0.096 236)Colors that go with #055e85
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 #055e85: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #055e85: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #055e85's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #055e85 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #055e85 in 5 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #055e85, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #055e85: 6 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 #055e85 in 5 real palettes, including Open House and Sapphire & Gold, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #055e85
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #055e85 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.13:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.95:1 | 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 #055e85 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#055e85 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 #055e85 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/055e85-9cb3c4-df4e69-1f232d-e9f1f0?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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