Named color
Cold and Dark
#154250rgb(21, 66, 80)hsl(194, 58%, 20%)oklch(0.355 0.054 222.1)Cold And Dark on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 3 public brands that use it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Cold and Dark
Crimson, Steel Blue and Teal 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.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of Cold and Dark: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is Cold and Dark's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is Cold and Dark's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Rust #b7410e
complementaryshippedRust sits directly opposite Cold and Dark on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside Cold and Dark, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside Cold and Dark, as the supporting colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with Cold and Dark in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Coastal, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for Cold and Dark: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use Cold and Dark
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Cold and Dark as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.9:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.93:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Cold and Dark as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Cold and Dark reads as cool, dark, luxury. 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 #154250 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/154250-9cb6c4-df4e72-1f242d-e9f1ef?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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