Color
#cf173f
#cf173frgb(207, 23, 63)hsl(347, 80%, 45%)oklch(0.549 0.21 18.2)Colors that go with #cf173f
Royal Blue, Sea Green and Teal 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 #cf173f — 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 #cf173f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #cf173f 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 #cf173f in 4 real palettes, including Maple and Wired's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #cf173f, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #cf173f: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #cf173f: 11 real palettes, including Amazon's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #cf173f in 7 real palettes, including Tabloid and Lay's's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #cf173f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cf173f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.46:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.85:1 | 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 #cf173f as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#cf173f 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 #cf173f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cf173f-c49ca0-62cb82-2d221f-f1e9ef?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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