Color
#dd0312
#dd0312rgb(221, 3, 18)hsl(356, 97%, 44%)oklch(0.565 0.23 27.9)Colors that go with #dd0312
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 #dd0312: 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 #dd0312 — 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 #dd0312: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #dd0312 in 7 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #dd0312, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #dd0312: 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dd0312: 18 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #dd0312: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #dd0312
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dd0312 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.13:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.1:1 | 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 #dd0312 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ0.473
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ0.562
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ0.817
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.062
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.07
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.422
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ1.547
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.603
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.64
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.697
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.73
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.786
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.811
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ1.824
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ1.893
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ1.893
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.897
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.919
Fonts for this mood
#dd0312 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 #dd0312 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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