Color
#74010b
#74010brgb(116, 1, 11)hsl(355, 98%, 23%)oklch(0.352 0.142 26.1)Colors that go with #74010b
Teal, Crimson and Denim 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 #74010b 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 #74010b in 4 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #74010b: 3 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and Box's brand system, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #74010b in 3 real palettes, including Bookshop and Superhuman's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementSteel Blue is a split-complement of #74010b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #74010b: two real palettes: Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #74010b wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #74010b reads softer on it than on pure white.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #74010b in two real palettes: Mailchimp's brand system and Garnet, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #74010b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #74010b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.99:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.75:1 | 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 #74010b 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
#74010b 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 #74010b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/74010b-c49e9c-62cb8f-2d241f-f1e9ee?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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