Color
#173e64
#173e64rgb(23, 62, 100)hsl(210, 63%, 24%)oklch(0.357 0.079 250.6)Colors that go with #173e64
Crimson, Sea Green 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
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #173e64 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #173e64 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #173e64'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 #173e64 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped12 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #173e64, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #173e64, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #173e64: 5 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #173e64: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #173e64
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #173e64 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.91:1 | 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 #173e64 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#173e64 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 #173e64 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/173e64-9cabc4-df514e-1f202d-e9f1f1?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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