Color
#db242a
#db242argb(219, 36, 42)hsl(358, 72%, 50%)oklch(0.574 0.215 26.2)Colors that go with #db242a
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 #db242a: 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 #db242a — 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 #db242a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #db242a in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #db242a, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #db242a in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #db242a: 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 #db242a: 5 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Replit's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #db242a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db242a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.89:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.3:1 | 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 #db242a as the background.
Brands using this color
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ0.5
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ0.77
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.202
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.425
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.6
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.651
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.701
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.765
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.921
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.955
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.985
Fonts for this mood
#db242a 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 #db242a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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