Named color
Nordic Noir
#003344rgb(0, 51, 68)hsl(195, 100%, 13%)oklch(0.299 0.058 227)Nordic Noir 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 curated palettes it appears in and any public brand that adopts it.
Colors that go with Nordic Noir
Crimson, Royal Blue and Sienna 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 Nordic Noir: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is Nordic Noir's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite Nordic Noir on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is Nordic Noir's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with Nordic Noir in 9 real palettes, including Beach Hut and McDonald's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped18 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside Nordic Noir, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Graphite Mono put Blush Pink beside Nordic Noir, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for Nordic Noir: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use Nordic Noir
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Nordic Noir as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.49:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.56:1 | 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 Nordic Noir as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
Nordic Noir reads as cool, vivid, dark. 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 #003344 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/003344-9cb5c4-df4e70-1f242d-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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