Color
#287c8a
#287c8argb(40, 124, 138)hsl(189, 55%, 35%)oklch(0.543 0.081 210.8)Colors that go with #287c8a
Charcoal, Rust and Cobalt 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #287c8a: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Rust #b7410e
complementaryshippedRust sits directly opposite #287c8a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedCobalt Blue is paired with #287c8a in 6 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Glacier, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Copper #b87333
shippedCopper is paired with #287c8a in 5 real palettes, including Riverbed and Wellness, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #287c8a in 9 real palettes, including Redfin's brand system and Retro Pop, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #287c8a in 13 real palettes, including Discover's brand system and Campus, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedFirebrick is paired with #287c8a in 4 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod is paired with #287c8a in 5 real palettes, including Sapphire & Gold and Mid-Century, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #287c8a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #287c8a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.84:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.34:1 | 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 #287c8a as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#287c8a 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 #287c8a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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