Tabloid
Open in tool →Red, black and yellow on white is the loudest three-color system in print — use it when headlines are the product.
Color
#dc0949
#dc0949
hex
#dc0949rgb
rgb(220, 9, 73)hsl
hsl(342, 92%, 45%)oklch
oklch(0.57 0.225 15.5)Closest name: Anger (#dd0055)Relative luminance 0.1589
Colors that go with #dc0949
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 #dc0949: 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 #dc0949 — 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 #dc0949: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #dc0949 in 4 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #dc0949, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dc0949: 11 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Amazon's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #dc0949 in 7 real palettes, including Tabloid and Lay's's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Nintendo's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #dc0949, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #dc0949
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dc0949 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.03:1 | pass | pass | fail |
|
Aaon black | 4.18:1 | 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 #dc0949 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Gemstone
Open in tool →Emerald, amethyst and ruby on velvet-black — the jewel-tone trio; the surface must be dark or the stones go plastic.
Fonts for this mood
#dc0949 reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #dc0949
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #dc0949 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/dc0949-c49ca3-62cb79-2d211f-f1e9ef?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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