Color
#42854e
#42854ergb(66, 133, 78)hsl(131, 34%, 39%)oklch(0.558 0.109 147.9)Colors that go with #42854e
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Copper 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 body-text near-black for #42854e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #42854e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #42854e: 4 real palettes, including Wellness and Riverbed, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #42854e in 6 real palettes, including Five Guys's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #42854e: 6 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Paramount+'s brand system and Tide Pool put Midnight Blue beside #42854e, as the supporting colour.
Rust #b7410e
triadicshippedRust completes a triad with #42854e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #42854e: 4 real palettes, including Forest Floor and Riverbed, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #42854e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42854e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.47:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.7:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #42854e as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #42854e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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