Color
#db1e14
#db1e14rgb(219, 30, 20)hsl(3, 83%, 47%)oklch(0.57 0.22 29.3)Colors that go with #db1e14
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Sea Green 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 #db1e14: 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 #db1e14 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #db1e14 — 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 #db1e14: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #db1e14 in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Doordash's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #db1e14, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #db1e14 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #db1e14: 14 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #db1e14
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db1e14 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.99:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.21:1 | 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 #db1e14 as the background.
Brands using this color
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ0.65
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ0.839
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.005
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.169
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.356
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.464
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.483
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.521
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.561
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.756
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ1.762
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.849
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.969
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.981
Fonts for this mood
#db1e14 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
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