Color
#385c41
#385c41rgb(56, 92, 65)hsl(135, 24%, 29%)oklch(0.439 0.061 151.2)Colors that go with #385c41
Crimson, Denim and Orange Red 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.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #385c41 in 5 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and MAC Cosmetics's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #385c41: 7 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #385c41 in 4 real palettes, including Neon's brand system and Clerk's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #385c41 in 6 real palettes, including Console Light and Subaru's brand system, as the lead colour.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #385c41: 8 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Darkroom, as the supporting colour.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
complementaryMedium Violet Red sits directly opposite #385c41 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #385c41, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #385c41: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #385c41
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #385c41 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.57:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.78:1 | 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 #385c41 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#385c41 reads as muted, dark, luxury. 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 #385c41 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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