Color
#c9315e
#c9315ergb(201, 49, 94)hsl(342, 61%, 49%)oklch(0.561 0.189 8.6)Colors that go with #c9315e
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 #c9315e: 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 #c9315e — 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 #c9315e 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 #c9315e in 6 real palettes, including Maple and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #c9315e, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #c9315e: 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 #c9315e: 4 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #c9315e: 13 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #c9315e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c9315e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.14:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.08:1 | 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 #c9315e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c9315e 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 #c9315e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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