Color
#db4a33
#db4a33rgb(219, 74, 51)hsl(8, 70%, 53%)oklch(0.608 0.185 31.7)Colors that go with #db4a33
Charcoal, Sea Green 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 #db4a33: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #db4a33 — 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 #db4a33: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #db4a33 in 7 real palettes, including Google's brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Doordash's brand system and Glossier's brand system put Blue beside #db4a33, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #db4a33: 4 real palettes, including Diner and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #db4a33: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and NASA's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #db4a33 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #db4a33
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db4a33 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.17:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.04:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #db4a33 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#db4a33 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 #db4a33 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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