Color
#ca0f0c
#ca0f0crgb(202, 15, 12)hsl(1, 89%, 42%)oklch(0.531 0.212 28.9)Colors that go with #ca0f0c
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Sea Green 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ca0f0c: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #ca0f0c — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #ca0f0c — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #ca0f0c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #ca0f0c 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 #ca0f0c in 6 real palettes, including Maple and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #ca0f0c, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #ca0f0c: 4 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and MLB's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #ca0f0c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ca0f0c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.86:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.58:1 | 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 #ca0f0c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ca0f0c 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 #ca0f0c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ca0f0c-c4a19c-62cb9a-2d261f-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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