Color
#dc186d
#dc186drgb(220, 24, 109)hsl(334, 80%, 48%)oklch(0.583 0.225 3.5)Colors that go with #dc186d
Charcoal, Denim and Gold 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 #dc186d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dc186d: 11 real palettes, including Ulta Beauty's brand system and Chase's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #dc186d in 4 real palettes, including Tabloid and Tequila Sunrise, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #dc186d in 9 real palettes, including Ubisoft's brand system and Chase's brand system, as the accent.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #dc186d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #dc186d in 7 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #dc186d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #dc186d, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #dc186d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dc186d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.78:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.39:1 | 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 #dc186d as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#dc186d 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 #dc186d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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