Color
#d6002b
#d6002brgb(214, 0, 43)hsl(348, 100%, 42%)oklch(0.553 0.223 23.2)Colors that go with #d6002b
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 #d6002b: 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 #d6002b — 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 #d6002b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #d6002b 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 #d6002b in 4 real palettes, including Maple and Wired's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #d6002b, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #d6002b: 11 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Amazon's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #d6002b in 7 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Tabloid, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #d6002b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d6002b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.39:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.89:1 | 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 #d6002b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#d6002b 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 #d6002b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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