Color
#16495a
#16495argb(22, 73, 90)hsl(195, 61%, 22%)oklch(0.38 0.06 224.1)Colors that go with #16495a
Crimson, Denim and Teal 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 #16495a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Denim #1560bd
analogousshippedDenim is #16495a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #16495a'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 #16495a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #16495a, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #16495a, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #16495a: 5 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #16495a: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #16495a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #16495a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.84:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.13:1 | 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 #16495a as the background.
Brands using this color
- IHGaccent · #1f4456 · Δ1.618
- Codecademyprimary · #1c4454 · Δ1.666
- Auth0secondary · #27455c · Δ1.983
- Hingesecondary · #27455c · Δ1.983
- Jack Daniel'ssecondary · #27455c · Δ1.983
- Lamborghiniaccent · #27455c · Δ1.983
- Pumaaccent · #27455c · Δ1.983
- Stanleyaccent · #27455c · Δ1.983
- Starlinkprimary · #27455c · Δ1.983
- Zoomaccent · #27455c · Δ1.983
Fonts for this mood
#16495a 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 #16495a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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