Color
#174541
#174541rgb(23, 69, 65)hsl(175, 50%, 18%)oklch(0.358 0.05 187.3)Colors that go with #174541
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
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #174541 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sea Green #2e8b57
analogousshippedSea Green is #174541's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #174541's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Instacart's brand system put Blue beside #174541, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside #174541, as the supporting colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #174541 in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Coastal, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #174541: 5 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #174541: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #174541
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #174541 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.69:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.96:1 | 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 #174541 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#174541 reads as dark, luxury, bold. 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 #174541 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/174541-a2bdbe-d4599f-1f282d-e9f1ed?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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