Color
#dd2238
#dd2238rgb(221, 34, 56)hsl(353, 73%, 50%)oklch(0.579 0.217 22.5)Colors that go with #dd2238
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 #dd2238: 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 #dd2238 — 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 #dd2238: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #dd2238 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 #dd2238, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #dd2238: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dd2238: 18 real palettes, including Costco's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #dd2238: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #dd2238
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dd2238 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.82:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.36:1 | 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 #dd2238 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ0.996
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.165
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.172
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.31
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.57
- Pepsisecondary · #e32934 · Δ1.67
- Tiffany & Co.secondary · #e50739 · Δ1.817
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.82
- Redfinprimary · #dc3443 · Δ1.833
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.85
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.85
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.85
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.951
- DuckDuckGosecondary · #d83544 · Δ1.976
Fonts for this mood
#dd2238 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 #dd2238 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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