Color
#cc0520
#cc0520rgb(204, 5, 32)hsl(352, 95%, 41%)oklch(0.534 0.215 25.3)Colors that go with #cc0520
Charcoal, Royal Blue 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #cc0520: 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 #cc0520 — 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 #cc0520: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #cc0520 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 #cc0520 in 6 real palettes, including Maple and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #cc0520, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #cc0520: 4 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and MLB's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #cc0520 in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #cc0520
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cc0520 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.82:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.61:1 | 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 #cc0520 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Budweisersecondary · #cc0414 · Δ0.779
- Huaweiprimary · #cf0a2c · Δ1.208
- New Balancesecondary · #cf0a2c · Δ1.208
- Tim Hortonssecondary · #d0142c · Δ1.461
- Hondasecondary · #cc0000 · Δ1.527
- Huaweisecondary · #c7000b · Δ1.623
- 3Msecondary · #c80000 · Δ1.806
- Behanceaccent · #d00d00 · Δ1.919
- Coinbasedanger · #cf202f · Δ1.973
Fonts for this mood
#cc0520 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 #cc0520 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cc0520-c49c9d-62cb8a-2d231f-f1e9ee?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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