Color
#e23255
#e23255rgb(226, 50, 85)hsl(348, 75%, 54%)oklch(0.602 0.21 15.7)Colors that go with #e23255
Charcoal, Dodger 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 #e23255: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
triadicshippedDodger Blue completes a triad with #e23255 — 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 #e23255: 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 #e23255: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #e23255 in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Doordash's brand system put Blue beside #e23255, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #e23255: 15 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and ElevenLabs's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #e23255 in 7 real palettes, including Tabloid and Tequila Sunrise, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #e23255
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e23255 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.36:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.82:1 | pass | 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 #e23255 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#e23255 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 #e23255 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/e23255-c49c9f-62cb83-2d231f-f1e9ef?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