Color
#283c43
#283c43rgb(40, 60, 67)hsl(196, 25%, 21%)oklch(0.342 0.028 221.7)Colors that go with #283c43
Amber, Blue and Blush Pink 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.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #283c43 in 6 real palettes, including Beach Hut and McDonald's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped12 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #283c43, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside #283c43, as the supporting colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #283c43 in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Coastal, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #283c43: 8 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Coastal, as the lead colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including Sweetgreen's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #283c43, as the supporting colour.
Chocolate #d2691e
shippedChocolate shows up next to #283c43 in 4 real palettes, including Homestead and Wellness, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the near-white surface #283c43 was made for — maximum legibility with no colour cast to argue with.
Real palettes that use #283c43
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #283c43 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.55:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.82:1 | 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 #283c43 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#283c43 reads as cool, muted, dark. 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 #283c43 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/283c43-9cb5c4-df4e6e-1f232d-e9f1ef?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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