Color
#9cd0d3
#9cd0d3rgb(156, 208, 211)hsl(183, 38%, 72%)oklch(0.822 0.054 200.6)Colors that go with #9cd0d3
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 #9cd0d3: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #9cd0d3 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 #9cd0d3 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 #9cd0d3: 8 real palettes, including Salesforce's brand system and Max's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #9cd0d3: 4 real palettes, including Nikon's brand system and UEFA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped6 real palettes, including First Snow and Telehealth put Midnight Blue beside #9cd0d3, as the text colour against it.
Plum #dda0dd
triadicshippedPlum completes a triad with #9cd0d3 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #9cd0d3: 5 real palettes, including Stone and Oatmeal, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #9cd0d3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9cd0d3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.7:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.38:1 | 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 #9cd0d3 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#9cd0d3 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 #9cd0d3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9cd0d3-a2b9be-d4598e-1f262d-e9f1ee?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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