Color
#e2121d
#e2121drgb(226, 18, 29)hsl(357, 85%, 48%)oklch(0.579 0.23 27.2)Colors that go with #e2121d
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 #e2121d: 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 #e2121d — 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 #e2121d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #e2121d 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 #e2121d, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #e2121d: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #e2121d: 18 real palettes, including Netflix's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #e2121d: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #e2121d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e2121d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.84:1 | pass | pass | fail |
|
Aaon black | 4.34:1 | 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 #e2121d as the background.
Brands using this color
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ0.444
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ0.678
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ0.833
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ0.883
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ0.917
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ0.928
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ1.032
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.156
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ1.226
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ1.226
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.309
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.314
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.403
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.403
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.403
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.458
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.505
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.632
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.633
- Marvelaccent · #e62429 · Δ1.679
- Pizza Hutsecondary · #e91c24 · Δ1.727
- Gatoradesecondary · #ea0000 · Δ1.755
- Formula 1accent · #e8002d · Δ1.827
- LGsecondary · #ea1917 · Δ1.847
- Pringlessecondary · #ea002a · Δ1.909
- Wiredsecondary · #eb0000 · Δ1.92
- Twitchaccent · #eb0400 · Δ1.949
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.97
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.995
Fonts for this mood
#e2121d 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 #e2121d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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