Color
#85eab4
#85eab4rgb(133, 234, 180)hsl(148, 71%, 72%)oklch(0.861 0.123 159)Colors that go with #85eab4
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 #85eab4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #85eab4 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 #85eab4 in 4 real palettes, including Formula 1's brand system and Tiffany & Co.'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #85eab4: 4 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #85eab4 in 11 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Mint Chip, as the text colour against it.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #85eab4 in 3 real palettes, including Canopy and Neon's brand system, as the lead colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #85eab4 in 3 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Gatorade's brand system, as the lead colour.
Light Coral #f08080
split-complementLight Coral is a split-complement of #85eab4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #85eab4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #85eab4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.46:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.43:1 | 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 #85eab4 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#85eab4 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 #85eab4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/85eab4-a2beb2-d259d4-1f2d2c-eaf1e9?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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