Color
#45c987
#45c987rgb(69, 201, 135)hsl(150, 55%, 53%)oklch(0.747 0.15 157.5)Colors that go with #45c987
Charcoal, Mustard Yellow and Royal 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 #45c987: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped4 real palettes, including Fresh Juice and Meadow put Mustard Yellow beside #45c987, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #45c987 in 4 real palettes, including Docker's brand system and Khan Academy's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #45c987 in 13 real palettes, including Chime's brand system and WhatsApp's brand system, as the lead colour.
Violet #ee82ee
complementaryViolet sits directly opposite #45c987 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Light Coral #f08080
split-complementshippedLight Coral is a split-complement of #45c987: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Plum #dda0dd
split-complementshippedPlum is a split-complement of #45c987: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #45c987 in 3 real palettes, including Undergrowth and 7-Eleven's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #45c987
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #45c987 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.11:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.96:1 | 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 #45c987 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 #45c987 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/45c987-a2beb3-d459d2-1f2d2c-e9f1ea?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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