Color
#16d485
#16d485rgb(22, 212, 133)hsl(155, 81%, 46%)oklch(0.767 0.178 157.4)Colors that go with #16d485
Charcoal, Blue and Deep Sky 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #16d485: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Minecraft's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #16d485, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #16d485: 4 real palettes, including Remix's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the lead colour.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped4 real palettes, including Fresh Juice and Meadow put Mustard Yellow beside #16d485, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #16d485 in 4 real palettes, including Docker's brand system and Brilliant's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #16d485 in 12 real palettes, including WhatsApp's brand system and Chime's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Violet #ee82ee
complementaryViolet sits directly opposite #16d485 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Light Coral #f08080
split-complementshippedLight Coral is a split-complement of #16d485: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #16d485
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #16d485 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.95:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 10.79:1 | 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 #16d485 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 #16d485 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/16d485-a2beb6-d459c8-1f2d2d-e9f1ea?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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