Color
#5c9db2
#5c9db2rgb(92, 157, 178)hsl(195, 36%, 53%)oklch(0.661 0.073 220.8)Colors that go with #5c9db2
Charcoal, Terracotta and Amber 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 #5c9db2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Terracotta #e2725b
complementaryshippedTerracotta sits directly opposite #5c9db2 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #5c9db2 in 5 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Salesforce's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Estate and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside #5c9db2, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #5c9db2: 5 real palettes, including Dusk and Atelier, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5c9db2 in 4 real palettes, including Diner and Retro Pop, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5c9db2: 7 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Ford's brand system and SoFi's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #5c9db2, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #5c9db2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5c9db2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.03:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.92:1 | 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 #5c9db2 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#5c9db2 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 #5c9db2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5c9db2-9cb5c4-df4e70-1f242d-e9f1ef?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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