Color
#cc0f32
#cc0f32rgb(204, 15, 50)hsl(349, 86%, 43%)oklch(0.538 0.211 21.4)Colors that go with #cc0f32
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 #cc0f32: 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 #cc0f32 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #cc0f32: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #cc0f32: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #cc0f32 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 #cc0f32 in 5 real palettes, including Maple and Ember, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #cc0f32, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #cc0f32: 5 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #cc0f32
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cc0f32 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.7:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.68:1 | 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 #cc0f32 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Huaweiprimary · #cf0a2c · Δ0.806
- New Balancesecondary · #cf0a2c · Δ0.806
- Tim Hortonssecondary · #d0142c · Δ1.209
- Five Guyssecondary · #d21033 · Δ1.267
- AT&Taccent · #c70032 · Δ1.409
- Coinbasedanger · #cf202f · Δ1.643
- Cartieraccent · #d50032 · Δ1.749
- GitHubdanger · #cf222e · Δ1.862
- Wiseaccent · #cb272f · Δ1.992
Fonts for this mood
#cc0f32 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 #cc0f32 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cc0f32-c49c9f-62cb85-2d231f-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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