Color
#ae1941
#ae1941rgb(174, 25, 65)hsl(344, 75%, 39%)oklch(0.488 0.181 13.4)Colors that go with #ae1941
Denim, Teal and Goldenrod 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
triadicshippedDenim completes a triad with #ae1941 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #ae1941 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #ae1941 in 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Noir Beauty, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #ae1941 in 7 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Bose's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #ae1941: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped4 real palettes, including Newsprint and Typewriter put Slate Gray beside #ae1941, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #ae1941 in 13 real palettes, including Chipotle's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ae1941: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #ae1941
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ae1941 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.96:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.02:1 | 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 #ae1941 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#ae1941 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 #ae1941 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ae1941-c49ca2-62cb7c-2d221f-f1e9ef?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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