Color
#ad5c8f
#ad5c8frgb(173, 92, 143)hsl(322, 33%, 52%)oklch(0.586 0.123 343.1)Colors that go with #ad5c8f
Taupe, Dark Cyan and Sea Green 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.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #ad5c8f in 5 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #ad5c8f on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #ad5c8f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #ad5c8f in 3 real palettes, including Ubisoft's brand system and Chase's brand system, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ad5c8f: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Orange #ffa500
shippedTwo real palettes: Sunset Boulevard and Rippling's brand system put Orange beside #ad5c8f, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicSteel Blue completes a triad with #ad5c8f — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Olive Green #808000
triadicOlive Green completes a triad with #ad5c8f — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #ad5c8f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ad5c8f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.46:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.7:1 | 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 #ad5c8f as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#ad5c8f 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 #ad5c8f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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