Color
#dd2c32
#dd2c32rgb(221, 44, 50)hsl(358, 72%, 52%)oklch(0.584 0.211 25.4)Colors that go with #dd2c32
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 #dd2c32: 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 #dd2c32 — 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 #dd2c32: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #dd2c32 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 Doordash's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #dd2c32, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #dd2c32: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #dd2c32 in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dd2c32: 18 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #dd2c32
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dd2c32 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.69:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.48:1 | 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 #dd2c32 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.066
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.146
- Pepsisecondary · #e32934 · Δ1.177
- Redfinprimary · #dc3443 · Δ1.696
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.732
- Marvelaccent · #e62429 · Δ1.775
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.799
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.9
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.937
- DuckDuckGosecondary · #d83544 · Δ1.952
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.954
Fonts for this mood
#dd2c32 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 #dd2c32 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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