Color
#2ad0ea
#2ad0eargb(42, 208, 234)hsl(188, 82%, 54%)oklch(0.789 0.13 211.4)Colors that go with #2ad0ea
Charcoal, Taupe and Salmon 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 #2ad0ea: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #2ad0ea in 8 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Astro's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Salmon #fa8072
complementarySalmon sits directly opposite #2ad0ea on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
split-complementshippedDark Orange is a split-complement of #2ad0ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Khaki #f0e68c
shippedKhaki is paired with #2ad0ea in 3 real palettes, including Lagoon and Pastel Pop, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Slate Gray #708090
shippedSlate Gray is paired with #2ad0ea in 3 real palettes, including Still Water and Dusty Blue, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Steel Blue #4682b4
shippedSteel Blue is paired with #2ad0ea in 3 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Deep Water, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
triadicshippedGoldenrod completes a triad with #2ad0ea — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #2ad0ea
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2ad0ea as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.86:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 11.31:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #2ad0ea as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#2ad0ea 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 #2ad0ea and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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