Color
#445a6f
#445a6frgb(68, 90, 111)hsl(209, 24%, 35%)oklch(0.458 0.044 247.6)Colors that go with #445a6f
Sienna, Blue and Cadet 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.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #445a6f on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #445a6f, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #445a6f: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #445a6f: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #445a6f in 9 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #445a6f: 14 real palettes, including HP's brand system and The New York Times's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #445a6f: 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Wendy's's brand system, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #445a6f: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #445a6f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #445a6f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.15:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.94:1 | 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 #445a6f 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 #445a6f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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