Color
#a00d79
#a00d79rgb(160, 13, 121)hsl(316, 85%, 34%)oklch(0.477 0.197 343)Colors that go with #a00d79
Denim, Sea Green and Forest Green 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.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a00d79: 4 real palettes, including Peacock and Chase's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sea Green #2e8b57
complementarySea Green sits directly opposite #a00d79 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Forest Green #228b22
split-complementshippedForest Green is a split-complement of #a00d79: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
split-complementTeal is a split-complement of #a00d79: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #a00d79: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #a00d79's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #a00d79 in two real palettes: Chase's brand system and Wayfair's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #a00d79 in two real palettes: Wayfair's brand system and Garnet, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #a00d79
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a00d79 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.42:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.83:1 | 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 #a00d79 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#a00d79 reads as warm, vivid, playful. 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 #a00d79 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a00d79-c19fb4-79cb62-2d1f23-efe9f1?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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