Color
#cc3838
#cc3838rgb(204, 56, 56)hsl(0, 59%, 51%)oklch(0.565 0.185 25.4)Colors that go with #cc3838
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 #cc3838: 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 #cc3838 — 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 #cc3838: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #cc3838 in 7 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Maple, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #cc3838, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #cc3838: 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #cc3838 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #cc3838: 18 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #cc3838
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cc3838 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.01:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.19:1 | 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 #cc3838 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#cc3838 reads as warm. 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 #cc3838 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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