Color
#5a485b
#5a485brgb(90, 72, 91)hsl(297, 12%, 32%)oklch(0.427 0.039 324.5)Colors that go with #5a485b
Teal, Sea Green 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.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #5a485b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sea Green #2e8b57
complementaryshippedSea Green sits directly opposite #5a485b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #5a485b: 5 real palettes, including Bramble and Desert Road, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5a485b in 5 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5a485b: 5 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #5a485b in 5 real palettes, including Fireside and Disney's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped6 real palettes, including Lufthansa's brand system and Microsoft's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #5a485b, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #5a485b: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #5a485b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5a485b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.36:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.51:1 | 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 #5a485b as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #5a485b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5a485b-c19fbe-9acb62-2d1f28-ede9f1?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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