CSS color
darkred
#8b0000rgb(139, 0, 0)hsl(0, 100%, 27%)oklch(0.4 0.164 29.2)Darkred on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 1 public brand that uses it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with darkred
Teal, Crimson and Taupe 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.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite darkred on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with darkred in 4 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Wendy's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with darkred in 13 real palettes, including Cider and Bookshop, as that palette's text colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of darkred: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped3 real palettes, including Bramble and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside darkred, as the text colour against it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with darkred: 3 real palettes, including Chipotle's brand system and Bramble, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with darkred — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface darkred wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so darkred reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use darkred
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| darkred as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.01:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.1:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with darkred as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
darkred reads as warm, vivid, dark. 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 #8b0000 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/8b0000-c4a19c-62cb98-2d251f-f1e9ed?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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