Color
#dd4d40
#dd4d40rgb(221, 77, 64)hsl(5, 70%, 56%)oklch(0.616 0.182 28.6)Colors that go with #dd4d40
Cadet Blue, Charcoal 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #dd4d40 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #dd4d40: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #dd4d40 — 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 #dd4d40: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #dd4d40 in 5 real palettes, including Ember and Wired's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Glossier's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #dd4d40, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #dd4d40 in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #dd4d40: 16 real palettes, including Postman's brand system and ElevenLabs's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #dd4d40
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dd4d40 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.03:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.21:1 | 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 #dd4d40 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#dd4d40 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 #dd4d40 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/dd4d40-c4a49c-62cba1-2d261f-f1e9ec?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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