Color
#6c0909
#6c0909rgb(108, 9, 9)hsl(0, 85%, 23%)oklch(0.34 0.131 27.9)Colors that go with #6c0909
Teal, Crimson and Steel Blue 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 #6c0909 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #6c0909 in 4 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #6c0909: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #6c0909: 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #6c0909 in 3 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Bookshop, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shippedTwo real palettes: Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #6c0909, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #6c0909: two real palettes: Reebok's brand system and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #6c0909 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #6c0909 reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #6c0909
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #6c0909 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 12.5:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.68:1 | 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 #6c0909 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
#6c0909 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 #6c0909 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/6c0909-c4a19c-62cb98-2d251f-f1e9ed?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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