Color
#5d5f74
#5d5f74rgb(93, 95, 116)hsl(235, 11%, 41%)oklch(0.492 0.034 280.8)Colors that go with #5d5f74
Charcoal, Champagne 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 #5d5f74: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #5d5f74.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #5d5f74: 5 real palettes, including Dusk and Desert Road, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5d5f74 in 9 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Gemstone, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5d5f74: 10 real palettes, including HP's brand system and The New York Times's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #5d5f74: 5 real palettes, including Newsprint and Fireside, as the lead colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #5d5f74 in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Mid-Century, as the accent.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #5d5f74's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Real palettes that use #5d5f74
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5d5f74 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.26:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.35:1 | 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 #5d5f74 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 #5d5f74 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5d5f74-9e9cc4-df8d4e-241f2d-e9eef1?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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