Color
#404b3a
#404b3argb(64, 75, 58)hsl(99, 13%, 26%)oklch(0.398 0.031 134.6)Colors that go with #404b3a
Steel Blue, Teal and 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #404b3a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #404b3a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #404b3a, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #404b3a, as the lead colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Darkroom and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #404b3a, as the surface under it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #404b3a: 6 real palettes, including Desert Road and Notion's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #404b3a in 5 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system, as the accent.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #404b3a wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #404b3a reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #404b3a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #404b3a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.19:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.29:1 | 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 #404b3a as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#404b3a 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 #404b3a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/404b3a-a8bea2-664edf-1f2d21-f0f1e9?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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