# #1ca8ba

A color — cool, vivid, technical, modern. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#1ca8ba`
- RGB: rgb(28, 168, 186)
- HSL: hsl(187, 74%, 42%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.672 0.111 208.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.318
- Nearest named color: Aquarius (#2db0ce, Δ 3.518) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/aquarius
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1ca8ba

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #20c0d5, #2ecbe0, #49d2e4, #5fd7e7, #7adeeb, #95e5ef, #abeaf2, #c5f1f6, #dcf6fa, #f6fdfe
- Shades (toward black): #1998a9, #178897, #157c8a, #126c78, #0f5c66, #0d4c54, #0a3c43, #083035, #052023, #031012

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #ba2e1c
- Analogous: #1cba7e, #1c59ba
- Triadic: #ba1ca8, #a8ba1c
- Split-complementary: #ba1c59, #ba7e1c
- Tetradic: #7e1cba, #ba2e1c, #59ba1c

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 2.85:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #15808e (4.66:1); AA: background → #303030 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #10606a (7.23:1); AAA: background → #080808 (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.36:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1ca8ba-a2b8be-df4e83-1f262d-e9f1ee?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#1ca8ba" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.