Color
#e21216
#e21216rgb(226, 18, 22)hsl(359, 85%, 48%)oklch(0.578 0.23 28.2)Colors that go with #e21216
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 #e21216: 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 #e21216 — 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 #e21216: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #e21216 in 7 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including native Cybersecurity's brand system and Doordash's brand system put Blue beside #e21216, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #e21216: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #e21216: 18 real palettes, including Netflix's brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #e21216: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #e21216
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e21216 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.85:1 | pass | pass | fail |
|
Aaon black | 4.33:1 | 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 #e21216 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ0.579
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ0.606
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ0.663
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ0.817
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ0.829
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ0.968
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ0.968
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.146
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.148
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.17
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.194
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ1.31
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.539
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.565
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.584
- Gatoradesecondary · #ea0000 · Δ1.594
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.767
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.767
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.767
- Wiredsecondary · #eb0000 · Δ1.775
- LGsecondary · #ea1917 · Δ1.796
- Twitchaccent · #eb0400 · Δ1.797
- Marvelaccent · #e62429 · Δ1.818
- Pizza Hutsecondary · #e91c24 · Δ1.831
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.867
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.922
- native Cybersecuritysecondary · #ec0000 · Δ1.961
Fonts for this mood
#e21216 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 #e21216 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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