Color
#db6048
#db6048rgb(219, 96, 72)hsl(10, 67%, 57%)oklch(0.638 0.16 32.8)Colors that go with #db6048
Cadet Blue, Charcoal 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #db6048 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #db6048: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #db6048: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Glossier's brand system put Blue beside #db6048, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #db6048 in 4 real palettes, including Kiln and Coffee Bar, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #db6048 in 7 real palettes, including Redfin's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #db6048 in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #db6048
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db6048 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 3.63:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.78:1 | 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 #db6048 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#db6048 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 #db6048 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/db6048-c4a79c-62cbaa-2d281f-f1e9ec?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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