Color
#277c79
#277c79rgb(39, 124, 121)hsl(178, 52%, 32%)oklch(0.536 0.079 191.7)Colors that go with #277c79
Charcoal, Crimson and Amber 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 #277c79: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #277c79 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 #277c79 in 4 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Kia's brand system put Blue beside #277c79, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #277c79: 5 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Ink & Paper, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #277c79: 6 real palettes, including Riverbed and Wellness, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #277c79: 13 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #277c79: 5 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and Newsprint, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #277c79
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #277c79 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.95:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.25:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #277c79 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #277c79 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/277c79-a2bcbe-d45999-1f282d-e9f1ed?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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