Color
#55aa9e
#55aa9ergb(85, 170, 158)hsl(172, 33%, 50%)oklch(0.681 0.085 183.4)Colors that go with #55aa9e
Charcoal, Burlywood 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 text near-black for #55aa9e: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #55aa9e in 4 real palettes, including Coastal and Polaroid, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #55aa9e: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Dusk, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #55aa9e in 4 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #55aa9e: 5 real palettes, including Open House and Peacock, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Ford's brand system and Tide Pool put Midnight Blue beside #55aa9e, as the lead colour.
Orange #ffa500
shipped4 real palettes, including Mint Modern and Graphite put Orange beside #55aa9e, as the accent.
Peru #cd853f
triadicshippedPeru completes a triad with #55aa9e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #55aa9e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #55aa9e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.75:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.63:1 | 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 #55aa9e 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 #55aa9e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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