Color
#a0a5ba
#a0a5bargb(160, 165, 186)hsl(228, 16%, 68%)oklch(0.725 0.031 275)Colors that go with #a0a5ba
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Sand 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 #a0a5ba: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
analogousshippedDeep Sky Blue is #a0a5ba's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sand #c2b280
complementaryshippedSand sits directly opposite #a0a5ba on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Lexus's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #a0a5ba, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Estate and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #a0a5ba, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #a0a5ba in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #a0a5ba: 7 real palettes, including Dusk and Riverbed, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #a0a5ba: 4 real palettes, including Studio Grey and Patreon's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #a0a5ba
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a0a5ba as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.45:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.59:1 | 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 #a0a5ba as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #a0a5ba and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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