Color
#306e5e
#306e5ergb(48, 110, 94)hsl(165, 39%, 31%)oklch(0.492 0.07 174)Colors that go with #306e5e
Charcoal, Medium Violet Red and Cadet 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 #306e5e: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
complementaryshippedMedium Violet Red sits directly opposite #306e5e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #306e5e: 4 real palettes, including Alpine and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #306e5e: 5 real palettes, including Desert Road and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #306e5e in 7 real palettes, including Gemstone and Five Guys's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #306e5e: 11 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #306e5e in 4 real palettes, including Mid-Century and Fireside, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #306e5e in 5 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Console Light, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #306e5e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #306e5e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.97:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.52:1 | 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 #306e5e 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 #306e5e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/306e5e-a2beba-d459b3-1f2b2d-e9f1eb?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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