Color
#16ca52
#16ca52rgb(22, 202, 82)hsl(140, 80%, 44%)oklch(0.733 0.21 147.6)Colors that go with #16ca52
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Taupe 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 #16ca52: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #16ca52 in 6 real palettes, including Brilliant's brand system and Docker's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #16ca52 in 6 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and WhatsApp's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Violet #ee82ee
complementaryViolet sits directly opposite #16ca52 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
split-complementshippedHot Pink is a split-complement of #16ca52: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shippedBlue is paired with #16ca52 in 3 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Unity's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
triadicshippedCornflower Blue completes a triad with #16ca52 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange is paired with #16ca52 in 3 real palettes, including Playground and Learning App, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #16ca52
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #16ca52 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.19:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.6:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #16ca52 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #16ca52 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/16ca52-a2beaf-c259d4-1f2d2a-ebf1e9?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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