Named color
Akai Red
#bc012ergb(188, 1, 46)hsl(346, 99%, 37%)oklch(0.503 0.202 20.5)Akai Red on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 3 public brands that use it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Akai Red
Royal Blue, Steel Blue and Teal 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with Akai Red — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of Akai Red: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite Akai Red on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with Akai Red in 5 real palettes, including Maple and Ember, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside Akai Red, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for Akai Red: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to Akai Red in 5 real palettes, including Olive Grove and Cider, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Akai Red: 11 real palettes, including Nissan's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use Akai Red
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Akai Red as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.6:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.18:1 | 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 Akai Red as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Akai Red 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 #bc012e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/bc012e-c49ca1-62cb80-2d221f-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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