Color
#204856
#204856rgb(32, 72, 86)hsl(196, 46%, 23%)oklch(0.379 0.051 223.6)Colors that go with #204856
Firebrick, Steel Blue 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.
Firebrick #b22222
split-complementshippedFirebrick is a split-complement of #204856: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #204856'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 #204856'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 #204856 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #204856, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #204856, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #204856: 5 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #204856: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #204856
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #204856 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.89:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.12:1 | 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 #204856 as the background.
Brands using this color
- IHGaccent · #1f4456 · Δ1.36
- Codecademyprimary · #1c4454 · Δ1.416
- Auth0secondary · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Hingesecondary · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Jack Daniel'ssecondary · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Lamborghiniaccent · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Pumaaccent · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Stanleyaccent · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Starlinkprimary · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Zoomaccent · #27455c · Δ1.783
- Zendeskaccent · #17494d · Δ1.95
Fonts for this mood
#204856 reads as cool, dark, luxury. 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 #204856 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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