Color
#a52261
#a52261rgb(165, 34, 97)hsl(331, 66%, 39%)oklch(0.487 0.173 357)Colors that go with #a52261
Crimson, Denim 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.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #a52261's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a52261: 6 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #a52261 in 13 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Tommy Hilfiger's brand system, as the lead colour.
Teal #008080
complementaryTeal sits directly opposite #a52261 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 #a52261: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #a52261 in 3 real palettes, including Fireside and Noir Beauty, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #a52261 in 3 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Bose's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #a52261: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #a52261
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a52261 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #a52261 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
#a52261 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 #a52261 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a52261-c49cab-62cb66-2d1f20-f1e9f1?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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