Color
#da2b2e
#da2b2ergb(218, 43, 46)hsl(359, 70%, 51%)oklch(0.577 0.209 26.2)Colors that go with #da2b2e
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 #da2b2e: 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 #da2b2e — 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 #da2b2e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #da2b2e in 6 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Doordash's brand system put Blue beside #da2b2e, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #da2b2e: 6 real palettes, including Pepsi's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #da2b2e in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #da2b2e: 16 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #da2b2e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #da2b2e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.81:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.37:1 | 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 #da2b2e as the background.
Brands using this color
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ0.708
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.156
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.483
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.733
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.775
- Pepsisecondary · #e32934 · Δ1.864
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.935
- Riot Gamessecondary · #d1363a · Δ1.976
Fonts for this mood
#da2b2e 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 #da2b2e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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