Color
#dd138c
#dd138crgb(221, 19, 140)hsl(324, 84%, 47%)oklch(0.594 0.239 352.3)Colors that go with #dd138c
Crimson, Denim and Dark Cyan 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.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #dd138c's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dd138c: 4 real palettes, including Maybelline's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #dd138c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Forest Green #228b22
split-complementshippedForest Green is a split-complement of #dd138c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #dd138c: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped3 real palettes, including Sunset Boulevard and Night Market put Tomato beside #dd138c, as the lead colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #dd138c — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #dd138c in two real palettes: Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #dd138c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dd138c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.62:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.55:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #dd138c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#dd138c 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 #dd138c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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