Color
#38aecc
#38aeccrgb(56, 174, 204)hsl(192, 59%, 51%)oklch(0.699 0.11 218.6)Colors that go with #38aecc
Charcoal, Tomato and Amber 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 #38aecc: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Tomato #ff6347
complementaryshippedTomato sits directly opposite #38aecc on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #38aecc in 4 real palettes, including Salesforce's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #38aecc: 7 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Gopro's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Ford's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #38aecc, as the lead colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #38aecc in 8 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Elastic's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
shippedSky Blue is paired with #38aecc in 4 real palettes, including Max's brand system and Dusty Blue, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #38aecc in 10 real palettes, including Cursor's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the text colour against it.
Real palettes that use #38aecc
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #38aecc as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.59:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.09:1 | 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 #38aecc as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#38aecc 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 #38aecc and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/38aecc-a2b5be-df4e77-1f242d-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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