Color
#165a2a
#165a2argb(22, 90, 42)hsl(138, 61%, 22%)oklch(0.414 0.103 149.1)Colors that go with #165a2a
Charcoal, Blue and Crimson 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 body-text near-black for #165a2a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #165a2a, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #165a2a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #165a2a in 4 real palettes, including CircleCI's brand system and Neon's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #165a2a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #165a2a: 4 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Darkroom, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #165a2a in 12 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Bookshop, as that palette's text colour.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
split-complementshippedBlue Violet is a split-complement of #165a2a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #165a2a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #165a2a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.3:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.53:1 | 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 #165a2a as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#165a2a 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 #165a2a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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