Color
#256165
#256165rgb(37, 97, 101)hsl(184, 46%, 27%)oklch(0.456 0.061 201.3)Colors that go with #256165
Crimson, Blue and Cadet Blue 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 #256165 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #256165, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #256165: 4 real palettes, including Alpine and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #256165: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #256165: 10 real palettes, including HP's brand system and The New York Times's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #256165 in 5 real palettes, including Fireside and Mid-Century, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #256165 in 5 real palettes, including Console Light and Mint Modern, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #256165: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #256165
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #256165 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.06:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.98:1 | 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 #256165 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#256165 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 #256165 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/256165-a2b9be-df4e8a-1f262d-e9f1ee?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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