Color
#156f35
#156f35rgb(21, 111, 53)hsl(141, 68%, 26%)oklch(0.477 0.122 150)Colors that go with #156f35
Charcoal, Crimson and Copper 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 #156f35: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #156f35 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #156f35: 4 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Desert Road, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #156f35: 5 real palettes, including Xbox's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #156f35: 5 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #156f35 in 14 real palettes, including 7-Eleven's brand system and Pine & Birch, as the lead colour.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
split-complementshippedBlue Violet is a split-complement of #156f35: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Orchid #9932cc
complementaryDark Orchid sits directly opposite #156f35 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #156f35
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #156f35 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.26:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.36:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #156f35 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#156f35 reads as vivid, dark, luxury. 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 #156f35 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/156f35-a2beaf-c459d4-1f2d2a-eaf1e9?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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