Color
#12c474
#12c474rgb(18, 196, 116)hsl(153, 83%, 42%)oklch(0.722 0.174 155.5)Colors that go with #12c474
Charcoal, Mustard Yellow and Royal 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 #12c474: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped4 real palettes, including Meadow and Fresh Juice put Mustard Yellow beside #12c474, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #12c474 in 5 real palettes, including Brilliant's brand system and Khan Academy's brand system, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #12c474 in 11 real palettes, including Chime's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour.
Orchid #da70d6
complementaryOrchid sits directly opposite #12c474 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Light Coral #f08080
split-complementshippedLight Coral is a split-complement of #12c474: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #12c474, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
triadicshippedCornflower Blue completes a triad with #12c474 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #12c474
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #12c474 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.29:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.17:1 | 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 #12c474 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #12c474 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/12c474-a2beb5-d459cc-1f2d2d-e9f1ea?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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