Color
#dd0c08
#dd0c08rgb(221, 12, 8)hsl(1, 93%, 45%)oklch(0.566 0.228 29.1)Colors that go with #dd0c08
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Sea Green 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 #dd0c08: 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 #dd0c08 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #dd0c08 — 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 #dd0c08: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #dd0c08 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 native Cybersecurity's brand system and Doordash's brand system put Blue beside #dd0c08, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #dd0c08: 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dd0c08: 18 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #dd0c08
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dd0c08 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.08:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.13:1 | 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 #dd0c08 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ0.185
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ0.756
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ0.785
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.067
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.272
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ1.39
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ1.433
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.603
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.693
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ1.745
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ1.745
- Burger Kingprimary · #d62300 · Δ1.778
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.784
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.803
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.821
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ1.824
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.84
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.887
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.975
Fonts for this mood
#dd0c08 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 #dd0c08 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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