Color
#77dad6
#77dad6rgb(119, 218, 214)hsl(178, 57%, 66%)oklch(0.827 0.094 192.1)Colors that go with #77dad6
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Light Coral 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 #77dad6: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
analogousshippedDeep Sky Blue is #77dad6's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Light Coral #f08080
complementaryshippedLight Coral sits directly opposite #77dad6 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #77dad6 in 4 real palettes, including Tiffany & Co.'s brand system and Frost & Ember, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including First Snow and Telehealth put Midnight Blue beside #77dad6, as the text colour against it.
Plum #dda0dd
split-complementshippedPlum is a split-complement of #77dad6: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #77dad6: 4 real palettes, including Stone and Oatmeal, as the supporting colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped8 real palettes, including Still Water and Dusty Blue put Slate Gray beside #77dad6, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #77dad6
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #77dad6 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.64:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.78:1 | 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 #77dad6 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 #77dad6 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/77dad6-a2bcbe-d45999-1f282d-e9f1ed?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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