Color
#8a818d
#8a818drgb(138, 129, 141)hsl(285, 5%, 53%)oklch(0.615 0.021 317.7)Colors that go with #8a818d
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 #8a818d without the hard edge of pure #000.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #8a818d, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #8a818d: 5 real palettes, including Atelier and Clay & Linen, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #8a818d: 4 real palettes, including Campus and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Plaid's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #8a818d, as the supporting colour.
Peru #cd853f
shipped5 real palettes, including Kiln and Estate put Peru beside #8a818d, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #8a818d in 20 real palettes, including Typewriter and Mushroom, as the lead colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped3 real palettes, including Graphite Mono and Estate put Blush Pink beside #8a818d, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #8a818d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #8a818d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.75:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.61:1 | 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 #8a818d as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#8a818d reads as neutral, minimal. 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 #8a818d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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