Color
#09bbc8
#09bbc8rgb(9, 187, 200)hsl(184, 91%, 41%)oklch(0.722 0.122 203.7)Colors that go with #09bbc8
Charcoal, Dark Orange and Denim 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 #09bbc8: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
split-complementshippedDark Orange is a split-complement of #09bbc8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #09bbc8: 5 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and UEFA's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #09bbc8: 4 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Ford's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #09bbc8, as the lead colour.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Lido put Mustard Yellow beside #09bbc8, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #09bbc8 in 4 real palettes, including Cursor's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the lead colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #09bbc8 in 7 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Elastic's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #09bbc8
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #09bbc8 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.35:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.95:1 | 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 #09bbc8 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#09bbc8 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 #09bbc8 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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