Color
#dd082c
#dd082crgb(221, 8, 44)hsl(350, 93%, 45%)oklch(0.568 0.227 23.7)Colors that go with #dd082c
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 #dd082c: 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 #dd082c — 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 #dd082c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #dd082c 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 #dd082c, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #dd082c: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dd082c: 17 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Costco's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #dd082c: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #dd082c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dd082c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.07:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.15:1 | 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 #dd082c as the background.
Brands using this color
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ0.483
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ1.117
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.219
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.367
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.367
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.367
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.458
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.528
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.536
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.7
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.753
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.795
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ1.893
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.904
- Cartieraccent · #d50032 · Δ1.928
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.974
Fonts for this mood
#dd082c 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.
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