Color
#0ca9bb
#0ca9bbrgb(12, 169, 187)hsl(186, 88%, 39%)oklch(0.673 0.114 208.3)Colors that go with #0ca9bb
Charcoal, Tomato and Amber 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 #0ca9bb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Tomato #ff6347
complementaryshippedTomato sits directly opposite #0ca9bb 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 #0ca9bb in 4 real palettes, including Salesforce's brand system and Beach Hut, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #0ca9bb: 6 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Peacock, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #0ca9bb: 5 real palettes, including Figma's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Ford's brand system and Confluent's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #0ca9bb, as the lead colour.
Orange #ffa500
shipped4 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Mistral AI's brand system put Orange beside #0ca9bb, as the accent.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #0ca9bb: 4 real palettes, including First Snow and Calendly's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #0ca9bb
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #0ca9bb as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.83:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.41:1 | 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 #0ca9bb as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#0ca9bb 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 #0ca9bb and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/0ca9bb-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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