Color
#df1133
#df1133rgb(223, 17, 51)hsl(350, 86%, 47%)oklch(0.575 0.226 22.5)Colors that go with #df1133
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 #df1133: 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 #df1133 — 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 #df1133: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #df1133 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 #df1133, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #df1133: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #df1133: 18 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Costco's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #df1133: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #df1133
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #df1133 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.92:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.27:1 | 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 #df1133 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ0.611
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ0.912
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.018
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.037
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.115
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.115
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.115
- Tiffany & Co.secondary · #e50739 · Δ1.346
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.5
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.681
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.753
- Formula 1accent · #e8002d · Δ1.759
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ1.784
- Red Bullsecondary · #db0a40 · Δ1.843
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.935
Fonts for this mood
#df1133 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 #df1133 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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