Color
#d71d27
#d71d27rgb(215, 29, 39)hsl(357, 76%, 48%)oklch(0.563 0.215 26)Colors that go with #d71d27
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 #d71d27: 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 #d71d27 — 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 #d71d27: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #d71d27 in 7 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #d71d27, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #d71d27: 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 #d71d27 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #d71d27: 17 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #d71d27
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d71d27 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.13:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.09:1 | 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 #d71d27 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ0.093
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ0.879
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.117
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.162
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.298
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.492
- GitHubdanger · #cf222e · Δ1.618
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.634
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.687
- Coinbasedanger · #cf202f · Δ1.702
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.726
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.791
- Tim Hortonssecondary · #d0142c · Δ1.871
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.951
- Foot Lockersecondary · #d12e20 · Δ1.998
Fonts for this mood
#d71d27 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 #d71d27 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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