Color
#8b797e
#8b797ergb(139, 121, 126)hsl(343, 7%, 51%)oklch(0.594 0.023 359.2)Colors that go with #8b797e
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 #8b797e without the hard edge of pure #000.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Midnight Luxe put Champagne beside #8b797e, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #8b797e: 5 real palettes, including Atelier and Clay & Linen, as the accent.
Peru #cd853f
shipped6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Kiln put Peru beside #8b797e, as the lead colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #8b797e in 4 real palettes, including Slate Workspace and Subaru's brand system, as the accent.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #8b797e in 5 real palettes, including Gallery and Noir Beauty, as the accent.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #8b797e: 4 real palettes, including Graphite and Riverbed, as the lead colour.
Tan #d2b48c
shippedTan is paired with #8b797e in 4 real palettes, including Mushroom and Sepia Mono, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #8b797e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #8b797e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.09:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.13:1 | 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 #8b797e as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#8b797e 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 #8b797e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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