Color
#09989a
#09989argb(9, 152, 154)hsl(181, 89%, 32%)oklch(0.617 0.104 196.5)Colors that go with #09989a
Charcoal, Copper and Crimson 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.
Copper #b87333
triadicshippedCopper completes a triad with #09989a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #09989a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #09989a: 4 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Intel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #09989a: 10 real palettes, including Peacock and Gopro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including Tide Pool and Ford's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #09989a, as that palette's text colour.
Orange #ffa500
shipped4 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Campus put Orange beside #09989a, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #09989a in 6 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Subaru's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #09989a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.52:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.97:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #09989a 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
#09989a reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #09989a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/09989a-a2babe-d45992-1f272d-e9f1ed?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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