Color
#d41916
#d41916rgb(212, 25, 22)hsl(1, 81%, 46%)oklch(0.554 0.216 28.6)Colors that go with #d41916
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 #d41916: 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 #d41916 — 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 #d41916: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #d41916 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 #d41916 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 native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #d41916, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #d41916: 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 #d41916 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #d41916
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d41916 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.32:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.95:1 | 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 #d41916 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ0.701
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.083
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.106
- Ferrariprimary · #d40000 · Δ1.174
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.201
- Behanceaccent · #d00d00 · Δ1.381
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.391
- Burger Kingprimary · #d62300 · Δ1.457
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.717
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.728
- Foot Lockersecondary · #d12e20 · Δ1.766
- GitHubdanger · #cf222e · Δ1.862
- Coinbasedanger · #cf202f · Δ1.985
Fonts for this mood
#d41916 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 #d41916 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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