Color
#bf3159
#bf3159rgb(191, 49, 89)hsl(343, 59%, 47%)oklch(0.542 0.179 9.1)Colors that go with #bf3159
Sea Green, Teal 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.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #bf3159: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #bf3159 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 #bf3159 in 4 real palettes, including Maple and Ember, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #bf3159 in 5 real palettes, including Olive Grove and Farmers Market, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #bf3159: 10 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #bf3159 in 4 real palettes, including Tabloid and Lay's's brand system, as the accent.
Orange #ffa500
shipped4 real palettes, including Sunset Boulevard and Tequila Sunrise put Orange beside #bf3159, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #bf3159: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #bf3159
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #bf3159 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.53:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.8:1 | 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 #bf3159 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#bf3159 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 #bf3159 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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