Color
#bb114f
#bb114frgb(187, 17, 79)hsl(338, 83%, 40%)oklch(0.512 0.197 8.8)Colors that go with #bb114f
Teal, Amber and Denim 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 #bb114f 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 #bb114f in 4 real palettes, including Maple and Ember, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #bb114f in 9 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold is paired with #bb114f in 4 real palettes, including Garnet and Tabloid, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #bb114f in 8 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Coinbase's brand system, 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 #bb114f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #bb114f — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #bb114f: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #bb114f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #bb114f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.35:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.31:1 | 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 #bb114f as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#bb114f 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 #bb114f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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