Color
#96d0de
#96d0dergb(150, 208, 222)hsl(192, 52%, 73%)oklch(0.823 0.063 214.3)Colors that go with #96d0de
Charcoal, Dark Salmon 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 #96d0de: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #96d0de 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 #96d0de in 5 real palettes, including Frost & Ember and Tiffany & Co.'s brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #96d0de: 6 real palettes, including Salesforce's brand system and Max's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped6 real palettes, including Telehealth and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #96d0de, as the text colour against it.
Plum #dda0dd
triadicshippedPlum completes a triad with #96d0de — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped8 real palettes, including Still Water and Dusty Blue put Slate Gray beside #96d0de, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #96d0de in 26 real palettes, including Macaron and Nursery, as the text colour against it.
Real palettes that use #96d0de
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #96d0de as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.7:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.37:1 | 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 #96d0de as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#96d0de reads as cool, 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 #96d0de and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/96d0de-a2b5be-df4e77-1f242d-e9f1ef?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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