Color
#db0f24
#db0f24rgb(219, 15, 36)hsl(354, 87%, 46%)oklch(0.565 0.224 25.6)Colors that go with #db0f24
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 #db0f24: 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 #db0f24 — 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 #db0f24: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #db0f24 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 #db0f24, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #db0f24: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #db0f24: 17 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #db0f24: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #db0f24
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db0f24 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.11:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.11:1 | 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 #db0f24 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ0.554
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ0.686
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ0.954
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.075
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.252
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.257
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.305
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.514
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.65
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.751
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ1.847
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.878
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.878
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.878
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.933
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.939
Fonts for this mood
#db0f24 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 #db0f24 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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