Color
#bc7172
#bc7172rgb(188, 113, 114)hsl(359, 36%, 59%)oklch(0.63 0.095 19.2)Colors that go with #bc7172
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Amber 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #bc7172 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #bc7172: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Cartier's brand system and Blush put Blush Pink beside #bc7172, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Bramble and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #bc7172, as that palette's text colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #bc7172 in 4 real palettes, including Cartier's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #bc7172 in 5 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Oatmeal, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #bc7172: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Postman's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #bc7172
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #bc7172 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.66:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.74:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #bc7172 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#bc7172 reads as warm. 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 #bc7172 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/bc7172-c4a09c-62cb96-2d251f-f1e9ed?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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