Color
#11dbdf
#11dbdfrgb(17, 219, 223)hsl(181, 86%, 47%)oklch(0.809 0.136 197.2)Colors that go with #11dbdf
Charcoal, Light Coral and Deep Sky 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 #11dbdf: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Light Coral #f08080
complementaryshippedLight Coral sits directly opposite #11dbdf on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
analogousshippedDeep Sky Blue is #11dbdf's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #11dbdf: 4 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Bluesky Social's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #11dbdf in 4 real palettes, including Docker's brand system and Telehealth, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #11dbdf in 10 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Boeing's brand system, as the text colour against it.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #11dbdf in 3 real palettes, including Riot Games's brand system and Formula 1's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Khaki #f0e68c
shipped3 real palettes, including Pastel Pop and Nursery put Khaki beside #11dbdf, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #11dbdf
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #11dbdf as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.72:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.22:1 | 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 #11dbdf as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#11dbdf 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 #11dbdf and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/11dbdf-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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