Color
#aba8bd
#aba8bdrgb(171, 168, 189)hsl(249, 14%, 70%)oklch(0.741 0.03 292.2)Colors that go with #aba8bd
Charcoal, Emerald Green and Dark Khaki 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 #aba8bd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Emerald Green #50c878
split-complementshippedEmerald Green is a split-complement of #aba8bd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
complementaryshippedDark Khaki sits directly opposite #aba8bd 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 Uber's brand system and Lexus's brand system put Blue beside #aba8bd, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #aba8bd in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #aba8bd: 6 real palettes, including Riverbed and Clean Beauty, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #aba8bd: 4 real palettes, including Spline's brand system and Studio Grey, as the lead colour.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #aba8bd in 4 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Canopy, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #aba8bd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #aba8bd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.32:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.07:1 | 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 #aba8bd as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#aba8bd reads as cool, muted, light. 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 #aba8bd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/aba8bd-a79cc4-dfae4e-271f2d-e9ecf1?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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