Color
#253e56
#253e56rgb(37, 62, 86)hsl(209, 40%, 24%)oklch(0.355 0.052 248.5)Colors that go with #253e56
Dark Olive Green, Teal and Sienna 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.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
split-complementshippedDark Olive Green is a split-complement of #253e56: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #253e56'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 #253e56 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #253e56, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside #253e56, as the supporting colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #253e56 in 4 real palettes, including Coastal and Polaroid, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #253e56: 6 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #253e56: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #253e56
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #253e56 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.04:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.9:1 | 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 #253e56 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#253e56 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 #253e56 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/253e56-9cacc4-df4e4e-1f212d-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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