Color
#cf5f59
#cf5f59rgb(207, 95, 89)hsl(3, 55%, 58%)oklch(0.622 0.143 25.2)Colors that go with #cf5f59
Cadet Blue, Charcoal 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #cf5f59 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #cf5f59: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #cf5f59: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #cf5f59 in 8 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Ember, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #cf5f59, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #cf5f59 in 4 real palettes, including Gemstone and Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including LG's brand system and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #cf5f59, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #cf5f59: 5 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #cf5f59
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cf5f59 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.86:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.43:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #cf5f59 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#cf5f59 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 #cf5f59 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cf5f59-c4a39c-62cb9d-2d261f-f1e9ed?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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