Color
#6f0000
#6f0000rgb(111, 0, 0)hsl(0, 100%, 22%)oklch(0.34 0.14 29.2)Colors that go with #6f0000
Teal, Steel Blue 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.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #6f0000 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #6f0000: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #6f0000: 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #6f0000 in 3 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #6f0000 in 3 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Bookshop, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #6f0000: two real palettes: Reebok's brand system and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #6f0000 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #6f0000 reads softer on it than on pure white.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #6f0000: two real palettes: Heinz's brand system and Box's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #6f0000
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #6f0000 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 12.53:1 | 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 #6f0000 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
#6f0000 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 #6f0000 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/6f0000-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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