Color
#da072a
#da072argb(218, 7, 42)hsl(350, 94%, 44%)oklch(0.562 0.225 23.9)Colors that go with #da072a
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 #da072a: 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 #da072a — 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 #da072a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #da072a 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 #da072a in 7 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #da072a, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #da072a: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #da072a: 16 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Costco's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #da072a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #da072a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.19:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.04:1 | 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 #da072a as the background.
Brands using this color
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ0.777
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.104
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.257
- Cartieraccent · #d50032 · Δ1.459
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.466
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ1.498
- Five Guyssecondary · #d21033 · Δ1.754
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.757
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.808
- Tim Hortonssecondary · #d0142c · Δ1.935
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.994
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.994
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.994
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.999
Fonts for this mood
#da072a 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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