Color
#268a97
#268a97rgb(38, 138, 151)hsl(187, 60%, 37%)oklch(0.584 0.09 207.9)Colors that go with #268a97
Charcoal, Copper and Crimson 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #268a97: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
split-complementshippedCopper is a split-complement of #268a97: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #268a97 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #268a97 in 4 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #268a97: 6 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and Glacier, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #268a97: 4 real palettes, including Telegram's brand system and Deep Water, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #268a97: 14 real palettes, including Peacock and Discover's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #268a97: 4 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and Honda's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #268a97
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #268a97 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.07:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.16:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #268a97 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#268a97 reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #268a97 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/268a97-a2b8be-df4e83-1f262d-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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