Color
#da2537
#da2537rgb(218, 37, 55)hsl(354, 71%, 50%)oklch(0.575 0.212 23)Colors that go with #da2537
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 #da2537: 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 #da2537 — 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 #da2537: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #da2537 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 #da2537, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #da2537: 6 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Pepsi's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #da2537 in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #da2537: 18 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Costco's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #da2537
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #da2537 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.88:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.3:1 | 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 #da2537 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ1.254
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.28
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.55
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.638
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.66
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.746
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.761
- DuckDuckGosecondary · #d83544 · Δ1.816
- Redfinprimary · #dc3443 · Δ1.89
Fonts for this mood
#da2537 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 #da2537 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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