Named color
Akari Red
#c90b42rgb(201, 11, 66)hsl(343, 90%, 42%)oklch(0.534 0.209 15.7)Akari 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 1 public brand that uses it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Akari Red
Charcoal, Royal 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for Akari Red: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with Akari Red — 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 Akari 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 Akari Red in 6 real palettes, including Maple and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside Akari Red, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Akari Red: 14 real palettes, including AT&T's brand system and Nissan's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to Akari Red in 6 real palettes, including Tabloid and Lay's's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped5 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Nintendo's brand system put Midnight Blue beside Akari Red, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use Akari Red
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Akari Red as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.82:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.61:1 | 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 Akari Red as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Akari 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 #c90b42 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c90b42-c49ca3-62cb7b-2d211f-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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