Color
#df2a30
#df2a30rgb(223, 42, 48)hsl(358, 74%, 52%)oklch(0.586 0.214 25.7)Colors that go with #df2a30
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 #df2a30: 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 #df2a30 — 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 #df2a30: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #df2a30 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 #df2a30, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #df2a30: 6 real palettes, including Pepsi's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #df2a30: 18 real palettes, including Costco's brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #df2a30: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #df2a30
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #df2a30 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.65:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.51:1 | 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 #df2a30 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Pepsisecondary · #e32934 · Δ0.878
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ0.971
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.083
- Marvelaccent · #e62429 · Δ1.378
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.484
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.728
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.794
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.844
- Redfinprimary · #dc3443 · Δ1.899
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.959
Fonts for this mood
#df2a30 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 #df2a30 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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