Color
#a0738c
#a0738crgb(160, 115, 140)hsl(327, 19%, 54%)oklch(0.609 0.066 344.8)Colors that go with #a0738c
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 body-text near-black for #a0738c: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #a0738c, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #a0738c: 4 real palettes, including Atelier and Clay & Linen, as the accent.
Peru #cd853f
shipped5 real palettes, including Kiln and Coffee Bar put Peru beside #a0738c, as the lead colour.
Tan #d2b48c
shippedTan is paired with #a0738c in 4 real palettes, including Mushroom and Sepia Mono, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #a0738c in 19 real palettes, including Typewriter and Mushroom, as the lead colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #a0738c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
split-complementshippedCadet Blue is a split-complement of #a0738c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #a0738c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a0738c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.94:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.33:1 | 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 #a0738c as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#a0738c reads as warm, muted, editorial. 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.
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›analyze #a0738c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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