Color
#166209
#166209rgb(22, 98, 9)hsl(111, 83%, 21%)oklch(0.434 0.137 141.3)Colors that go with #166209
Charcoal, Taupe and Dark Orchid 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 #166209: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #166209 in 9 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and 7-Eleven's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Dark Orchid #9932cc
complementaryDark Orchid sits directly opposite #166209 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
split-complementshippedMedium Violet Red is a split-complement of #166209: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #166209 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #166209 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
split-complementBlue Violet is a split-complement of #166209: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #166209: two real palettes: Clay & Linen and Desert Road, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #166209
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #166209 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.54:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.79:1 | 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 #166209 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#166209 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 #166209 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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