Color
#38dcc0
#38dcc0rgb(56, 220, 192)hsl(170, 70%, 54%)oklch(0.806 0.136 178.2)Colors that go with #38dcc0
Charcoal, Crimson and Deep Sky 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 #38dcc0: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #38dcc0 in 4 real palettes, including Tiffany & Co.'s brand system and Formula 1's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #38dcc0: 4 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #38dcc0 in 14 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Astro's brand system, as the text colour against it.
Wheat #f5deb3
shippedDesigners have shipped Wheat with #38dcc0: 4 real palettes, including Mint Chip and Oatly's brand system, as the accent.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
complementaryHot Pink sits directly opposite #38dcc0 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 Canva's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #38dcc0, as the accent.
Khaki #f0e68c
shipped3 real palettes, including Lagoon and Pastel Pop put Khaki beside #38dcc0, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #38dcc0
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #38dcc0 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.73:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.17:1 | 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 #38dcc0 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #38dcc0 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/38dcc0-a2bebd-d459a9-1f292d-e9f1ec?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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