Color
#550223
#550223rgb(85, 2, 35)hsl(336, 95%, 17%)oklch(0.291 0.114 5.7)Colors that go with #550223
Teal, Blue and Champagne 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.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #550223 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #550223, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Bramble and Darkroom put Champagne beside #550223, as the text colour against it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #550223: 7 real palettes, including Chipotle's brand system and Bakery, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #550223 in 10 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #550223 in 5 real palettes, including Cider and Oatmeal, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #550223: 7 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and Box's brand system, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #550223: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #550223
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #550223 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.8:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.42:1 | 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 #550223 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#550223 reads as warm, 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 #550223 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/550223-c49ca7-62cb6e-2d201f-f1e9f0?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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