Color
#49949c
#49949crgb(73, 148, 156)hsl(186, 36%, 45%)oklch(0.622 0.075 204.6)Colors that go with #49949c
Charcoal, Copper and Cobalt 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 #49949c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
split-complementshippedCopper is a split-complement of #49949c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #49949c: 5 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Intel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #49949c in 8 real palettes, including Diner and Redfin's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #49949c: 12 real palettes, including Peacock and Dusk, as the supporting colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #49949c in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Tide Pool and Ford's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #49949c, as that palette's text colour.
Orange #ffa500
shipped4 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Campus put Orange beside #49949c, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #49949c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #49949c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.5:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6:1 | 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 #49949c as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#49949c 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 #49949c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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