Color
#b40447
#b40447rgb(180, 4, 71)hsl(337, 96%, 36%)oklch(0.493 0.195 10.2)Colors that go with #b40447
Teal, Slate Gray and Sea 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.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #b40447 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Slate Gray #708090
shippedSlate Gray is paired with #b40447 in 4 real palettes, including Newsprint and Typewriter, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #b40447: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #b40447 in 3 real palettes, including Maple and Ember, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
triadicshippedDenim completes a triad with #b40447 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod is paired with #b40447 in 3 real palettes, including Fireside and Noir Beauty, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Rust #b7410e
analogousshippedRust is #b40447's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #b40447: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #b40447
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b40447 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.89:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.05:1 | 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 #b40447 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b40447 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 #b40447 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b40447-c49ca7-62cb70-2d201f-f1e9f0?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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