Color
#7e8495
#7e8495rgb(126, 132, 149)hsl(224, 10%, 54%)oklch(0.614 0.027 270.1)Colors that go with #7e8495
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 that reads cleanly against #7e8495 without the hard edge of pure #000.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #7e8495, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #7e8495: 5 real palettes, including Atelier and Dusk, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #7e8495 in 4 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Diner, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #7e8495: 6 real palettes, including Campus and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Plaid's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #7e8495, as the supporting colour.
Peru #cd853f
shipped5 real palettes, including Estate and Kiln put Peru beside #7e8495, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #7e8495 in 19 real palettes, including Typewriter and Still Water, as the lead colour.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #7e8495 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.74:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.62:1 | 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 #7e8495 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.
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