Color
#277e96
#277e96rgb(39, 126, 150)hsl(193, 59%, 37%)oklch(0.553 0.088 220.3)Colors that go with #277e96
Charcoal, Crimson and Rust 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 #277e96: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #277e96: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Rust #b7410e
complementaryshippedRust sits directly opposite #277e96 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 #277e96 in 5 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #277e96: 6 real palettes, including Glacier and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #277e96: 6 real palettes, including Riverbed and Dusk, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #277e96: 4 real palettes, including Deep Water and Venmo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #277e96: 16 real palettes, including Discover's brand system and Capital One's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #277e96
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #277e96 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.66:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.51:1 | 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 #277e96 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#277e96 reads as cool, modern. 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 #277e96 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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