Color
#d6052c
#d6052crgb(214, 5, 44)hsl(349, 95%, 43%)oklch(0.554 0.222 23.2)Colors that go with #d6052c
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 #d6052c: 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 #d6052c — 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 #d6052c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #d6052c 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 #d6052c in 6 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Maple, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #d6052c, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #d6052c: 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #d6052c: 15 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #d6052c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d6052c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.36:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.92:1 | 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 #d6052c as the background.
Brands using this color
- Cartieraccent · #d50032 · Δ0.74
- Five Guyssecondary · #d21033 · Δ0.963
- Tim Hortonssecondary · #d0142c · Δ1.182
- Huaweiprimary · #cf0a2c · Δ1.402
- New Balancesecondary · #cf0a2c · Δ1.402
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.458
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.58
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.585
- Coinbasedanger · #cf202f · Δ1.642
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.766
- GitHubdanger · #cf222e · Δ1.773
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ1.992
Fonts for this mood
#d6052c 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 #d6052c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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