Color
#db1422
#db1422rgb(219, 20, 34)hsl(356, 83%, 47%)oklch(0.566 0.223 26.3)Colors that go with #db1422
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 #db1422: 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 #db1422 — 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 #db1422: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #db1422 in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #db1422, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #db1422: 14 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 #db1422: 5 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Replit's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #db1422 in 7 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Tabloid, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #db1422
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db1422 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.08:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.14:1 | 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 #db1422 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ0.599
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ0.794
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ0.844
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.078
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.159
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.241
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.313
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.375
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.745
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.755
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.816
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.861
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.972
Fonts for this mood
#db1422 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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›analyze #db1422 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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