Color
#4c6170
#4c6170rgb(76, 97, 112)hsl(205, 19%, 37%)oklch(0.481 0.035 239.5)Colors that go with #4c6170
Charcoal, Sienna 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #4c6170: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #4c6170 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Activision's brand system put Blue beside #4c6170, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #4c6170: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #4c6170, as the surface under it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #4c6170: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #4c6170 in 9 real palettes, including Gemstone and Codecademy's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Goldenrod #b8860b
shipped4 real palettes, including Cider and Greige put Dark Goldenrod beside #4c6170, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #4c6170
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #4c6170 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.46:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.25:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #4c6170 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 #4c6170 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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