Tabloid
Open in tool →Red, black and yellow on white is the loudest three-color system in print — use it when headlines are the product.
Color
#df1137
#df1137
hex
#df1137rgb
rgb(223, 17, 55)hsl
hsl(349, 86%, 47%)oklch
oklch(0.575 0.226 21.5)Closest name: crimson (#dc143c)Relative luminance 0.1636
Colors that go with #df1137
Charcoal, Royal Blue 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #df1137: 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 #df1137 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #df1137: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #df1137: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #df1137 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 #df1137, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #df1137: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #df1137: 17 real palettes, including Costco's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #df1137
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #df1137 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.91:1 | pass | pass | fail |
|
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 #df1137 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Wendy'sprimary · #dd1438 · Δ0.387
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.023
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.044
- Tiffany & Co.secondary · #e50739 · Δ1.183
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.257
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.366
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.366
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.366
- Red Bullsecondary · #db0a40 · Δ1.507
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.836
- Formula 1accent · #e8002d · Δ1.894
Palettes built around it
Gemstone
Open in tool →Emerald, amethyst and ruby on velvet-black — the jewel-tone trio; the surface must be dark or the stones go plastic.
Fonts for this mood
#df1137 reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #df1137
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #df1137 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/df1137-c49c9f-62cb85-2d231f-f1e9ee?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md