Color
#85e5c2
#85e5c2rgb(133, 229, 194)hsl(158, 65%, 71%)oklch(0.853 0.105 168.3)Colors that go with #85e5c2
Charcoal, Plum and Crimson 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 #85e5c2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #85e5c2 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 #85e5c2 in 4 real palettes, including Tiffany & Co.'s brand system and Formula 1's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #85e5c2: 7 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including First Snow and Allbirds's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #85e5c2, as the text colour against it.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #85e5c2 in 4 real palettes, including Mattel's brand system and Gatorade's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #85e5c2: 4 real palettes, including Scale AI's brand system and Pine & Birch, as the supporting colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped6 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Still Water put Slate Gray beside #85e5c2, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #85e5c2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #85e5c2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.5:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.98:1 | 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 #85e5c2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#85e5c2 reads as vivid, light, clean. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
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 #85e5c2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/85e5c2-a2beb7-d459c2-1f2c2d-e9f1eb?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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