Color
#12596d
#12596drgb(18, 89, 109)hsl(193, 72%, 25%)oklch(0.432 0.073 221.9)Colors that go with #12596d
Crimson, Denim and Rust 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 #12596d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Denim #1560bd
analogousshippedDenim is #12596d's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Rust #b7410e
complementaryshippedRust sits directly opposite #12596d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedCadet Blue is paired with #12596d in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Alpine, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod is paired with #12596d in 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Open House, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #12596d in 4 real palettes, including Mint Modern and Console Light, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #12596d in 7 real palettes, including First Snow and Microsoft's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #12596d: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #12596d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #12596d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.85:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.68:1 | 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 #12596d 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
#12596d reads as cool, vivid, dark. 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 #12596d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/12596d-a2b5be-df4e75-1f242d-e9f1ef?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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