Color
#d7241d
#d7241drgb(215, 36, 29)hsl(2, 76%, 48%)oklch(0.566 0.213 28.7)Colors that go with #d7241d
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 #d7241d: 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 #d7241d — 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 #d7241d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #d7241d 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 Doordash's brand system put Blue beside #d7241d, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #d7241d: 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 #d7241d in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #d7241d: 19 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #d7241d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d7241d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.05:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.16:1 | 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 #d7241d as the background.
Brands using this color
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ0.668
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ0.91
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ0.929
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.117
- Burger Kingprimary · #d62300 · Δ1.213
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.242
- Foot Lockersecondary · #d12e20 · Δ1.306
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.395
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.496
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.764
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.768
- Svelteprimary · #d43008 · Δ1.842
- Sveltesecondary · #d43008 · Δ1.842
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.946
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.995
Fonts for this mood
#d7241d 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.
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