Color
#727d4a
#727d4argb(114, 125, 74)hsl(73, 26%, 39%)oklch(0.568 0.074 118.7)Colors that go with #727d4a
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Slate Blue 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 body-text near-black for #727d4a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #727d4a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Slate Blue #6a5acd
complementaryshippedSlate Blue sits directly opposite #727d4a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Kia's brand system put Blue beside #727d4a, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #727d4a in 4 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Kiln, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Forest Floor and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #727d4a, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #727d4a: 4 real palettes, including Wellness and Riverbed, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #727d4a in 6 real palettes, including Five Guys's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #727d4a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #727d4a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.42:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.75:1 | 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 #727d4a 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 #727d4a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/727d4a-b5bea2-4e75df-242d1f-f1efe9?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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