Color
#162c55
#162c55rgb(22, 44, 85)hsl(219, 59%, 21%)oklch(0.3 0.079 261.6)Colors that go with #162c55
Dark Olive Green, Sea Green and Slate 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.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
split-complementshippedDark Olive Green is a split-complement of #162c55: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #162c55 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Slate Blue #6a5acd
analogousshippedSlate Blue is #162c55's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #162c55's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #162c55 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 #162c55 in 7 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Southwest Airlines's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped18 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #162c55, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #162c55: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #162c55
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #162c55 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.77:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.53:1 | 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 #162c55 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#162c55 reads as cool, 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 #162c55 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/162c55-9ca5c4-df664e-211f2d-e9f0f1?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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