Color
#d8181b
#d8181brgb(216, 24, 27)hsl(359, 80%, 47%)oklch(0.562 0.219 27.8)Colors that go with #d8181b
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 #d8181b: 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 #d8181b — 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 #d8181b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #d8181b 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 #d8181b, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #d8181b: 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 #d8181b in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #d8181b: 17 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #d8181b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d8181b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.16:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.07:1 | 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 #d8181b as the background.
Brands using this color
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ0.441
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ0.773
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ0.888
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.011
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.056
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.132
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.309
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.581
- Burger Kingprimary · #d62300 · Δ1.599
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.601
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.602
- Ferrariprimary · #d40000 · Δ1.715
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.759
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.831
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.874
- Foot Lockersecondary · #d12e20 · Δ1.996
Fonts for this mood
#d8181b 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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