Color
#c43659
#c43659rgb(196, 54, 89)hsl(345, 57%, 49%)oklch(0.555 0.178 10.9)Colors that go with #c43659
Sea Green, Steel 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.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #c43659: 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 #c43659 — 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 #c43659 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 #c43659 in 6 real palettes, including Maple and Ember, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #c43659, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #c43659: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #c43659: 4 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #c43659 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #c43659
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c43659 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.23:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.02:1 | 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 #c43659 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c43659 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 #c43659 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c43659-c49ca1-62cb7e-2d221f-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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