Color
#ca1902
#ca1902rgb(202, 25, 2)hsl(7, 98%, 40%)oklch(0.535 0.209 30.7)Colors that go with #ca1902
Royal Blue, Sea Green and Steel Blue 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #ca1902 — 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 #ca1902 — 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 #ca1902: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #ca1902 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 #ca1902 in 4 real palettes, including Maple and Trailhead, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #ca1902, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #ca1902 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ca1902: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #ca1902
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ca1902 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.75:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.65:1 | 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 #ca1902 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ca1902 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 #ca1902 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ca1902-c4a59c-62cba4-2d271f-f1e9ec?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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