Color
#9cceca
#9ccecargb(156, 206, 202)hsl(175, 34%, 71%)oklch(0.815 0.052 190.1)Colors that go with #9cceca
Charcoal, Lilac 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 #9cceca: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #9cceca 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 #9cceca in 4 real palettes, including Frost & Ember and Cartier's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #9cceca: 7 real palettes, including Max's brand system and Salesforce's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #9cceca: 5 real palettes, including Nikon's brand system and UEFA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #9cceca in 4 real palettes, including Canopy and Pine & Birch, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped6 real palettes, including First Snow and Telehealth put Midnight Blue beside #9cceca, as the text colour against it.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #9cceca in 5 real palettes, including Telehealth and 1password's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #9cceca
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9cceca as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.74:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.09:1 | 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 #9cceca as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#9cceca reads as muted, light, 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 #9cceca and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9cceca-a2bdbe-d4599f-1f282d-e9f1ed?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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