Color
#e12d36
#e12d36rgb(225, 45, 54)hsl(357, 75%, 53%)oklch(0.592 0.214 24.7)Colors that go with #e12d36
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 #e12d36: 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 #e12d36 — 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 #e12d36: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #e12d36 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 #e12d36, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #e12d36: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and NASA's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #e12d36: 18 real palettes, including Costco's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #e12d36: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #e12d36
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e12d36 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.54:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.63:1 | 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 #e12d36 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#e12d36 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 #e12d36 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/e12d36-c49f9c-62cb93-2d251f-f1e9ed?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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