Color
#db251f
#db251frgb(219, 37, 31)hsl(2, 75%, 49%)oklch(0.574 0.216 28.5)Colors that go with #db251f
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 #db251f: 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 #db251f — 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 #db251f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #db251f in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Blue #0000ff
shippedBlue is paired with #db251f in 8 real palettes, including native Cybersecurity's brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green is paired with #db251f in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #db251f in 14 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDodger Blue is paired with #db251f in 5 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Replit's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #db251f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db251f 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 #db251f as the background.
Brands using this color
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ0.537
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.072
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.122
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.233
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.316
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.403
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.676
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.801
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.817
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.851
- Foot Lockersecondary · #d12e20 · Δ1.942
Fonts for this mood
#db251f 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 #db251f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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