Color
#ab6d9e
#ab6d9ergb(171, 109, 158)hsl(313, 27%, 55%)oklch(0.617 0.102 334.7)Colors that go with #ab6d9e
Charcoal, Sea Green and Taupe 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 #ab6d9e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sea Green #2e8b57
complementaryshippedSea Green sits directly opposite #ab6d9e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #ab6d9e in 10 real palettes, including Typewriter and Mushroom, as the lead colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
split-complementshippedCadet Blue is a split-complement of #ab6d9e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Copper #b87333
triadicshippedCopper completes a triad with #ab6d9e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Orange #ffa500
shipped3 real palettes, including Sunset Boulevard and Graphite put Orange beside #ab6d9e, as the supporting colour.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #ab6d9e in 3 real palettes, including Semrush's brand system and Noir Beauty, as the accent.
Tan #d2b48c
shippedTan is paired with #ab6d9e in 3 real palettes, including Mushroom and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #ab6d9e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ab6d9e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.88:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.41:1 | 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 #ab6d9e as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#ab6d9e 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.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #ab6d9e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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