Color
#71a4ad
#71a4adrgb(113, 164, 173)hsl(189, 27%, 56%)oklch(0.686 0.056 209.7)Colors that go with #71a4ad
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 #71a4ad: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Terracotta #e2725b
complementaryshippedTerracotta sits directly opposite #71a4ad 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 #71a4ad in 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and Beach Hut, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #71a4ad in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Coastal, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #71a4ad: 5 real palettes, including Dusk and Riverbed, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #71a4ad in 5 real palettes, including Oatmeal and Olive Grove, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #71a4ad: 6 real palettes, including Open House and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #71a4ad: 5 real palettes, including Studio Grey and Patreon's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #71a4ad
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #71a4ad as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.76:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.62:1 | 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 #71a4ad 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 #71a4ad and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/71a4ad-a2b7be-df4e7e-1f252d-e9f1ee?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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