Color
#3ebdcc
#3ebdccrgb(62, 189, 204)hsl(186, 58%, 52%)oklch(0.736 0.11 206.5)Colors that go with #3ebdcc
Charcoal, Denim and Midnight 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 #3ebdcc: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #3ebdcc in 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and UEFA's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #3ebdcc in 5 real palettes, including Ford's brand system and First Snow, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shippedMustard Yellow is paired with #3ebdcc in 4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Lido, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedPowder Blue is paired with #3ebdcc in 4 real palettes, including First Snow and Crypto.com's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #3ebdcc in 4 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Telehealth, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Slate Gray #708090
shippedSlate Gray is paired with #3ebdcc in 5 real palettes, including Still Water and Graphite, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Salmon #fa8072
complementarySalmon sits directly opposite #3ebdcc on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #3ebdcc
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #3ebdcc as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.24:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.36:1 | 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 #3ebdcc as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#3ebdcc 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 #3ebdcc and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/3ebdcc-a2b8be-df4e86-1f262d-e9f1ee?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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