Brand color
GitHub Text Muted
#57606argb(87, 96, 106)hsl(212, 10%, 38%)oklch(0.485 0.02 251)GitHub Text Muted 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 2 public brands that use it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with GitHub Text Muted
Charcoal, Champagne and Copper 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 that reads cleanly against GitHub Text Muted without the hard edge of pure #000.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside GitHub Text Muted, as the surface under it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with GitHub Text Muted: 6 real palettes, including Desert Road and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with GitHub Text Muted in 6 real palettes, including Gemstone and Codecademy's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Goldenrod #b8860b
shipped4 real palettes, including Greige and Cider put Dark Goldenrod beside GitHub Text Muted, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with GitHub Text Muted: 7 real palettes, including HP's brand system and The New York Times's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with GitHub Text Muted: 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Newsprint, as the lead colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to GitHub Text Muted in 4 real palettes, including Mid-Century and Fireside, as the accent.
Real palettes that use GitHub Text Muted
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| GitHub Text Muted as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.39:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.29:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with GitHub Text Muted 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 #57606a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/57606a-9caac4-df564e-1f202d-e9f1f1?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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