Color
#74140b
#74140brgb(116, 20, 11)hsl(5, 83%, 25%)oklch(0.364 0.131 30)Colors that go with #74140b
Teal, Crimson and Taupe 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 #74140b 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 #74140b in 5 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 #74140b in 5 real palettes, including Bookshop and Cider, as that palette's text colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #74140b: 3 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementSteel Blue is a split-complement of #74140b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shippedTwo real palettes: Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #74140b, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shippedTwo real palettes: Bramble and Darkroom put Champagne beside #74140b, as the text colour against it.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #74140b wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #74140b reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #74140b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #74140b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.37:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.85:1 | 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 #74140b as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#74140b 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 #74140b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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