Color
Retool Secondary
#0e352crgb(14, 53, 44)hsl(166, 58%, 13%)oklch(0.299 0.047 174.9)Colors that go with Retool Secondary
Crimson, Sienna and Teal 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.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of Retool Secondary: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
triadicshippedSienna completes a triad with Retool Secondary — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is Retool Secondary's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
complementaryshippedMedium Violet Red sits directly opposite Retool Secondary 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 Retool Secondary in 10 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Beach Hut, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped16 real palettes, including Instacart's brand system and Headspace's brand system put Blue beside Retool Secondary, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped6 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Graphite Mono put Blush Pink beside Retool Secondary, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for Retool Secondary: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use Retool Secondary
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Retool Secondary as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.42:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.56:1 | 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 Retool Secondary as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Retool Secondary reads as dark, luxury, bold. 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
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