Color
#e40c1e
#e40c1ergb(228, 12, 30)hsl(355, 90%, 47%)oklch(0.581 0.233 26.8)Colors that go with #e40c1e
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 #e40c1e: 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 #e40c1e — 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 #e40c1e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #e40c1e 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 #e40c1e, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #e40c1e: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #e40c1e: 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 #e40c1e: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #e40c1e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e40c1e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.81:1 | pass | pass | fail |
|
Aaon black | 4.37:1 | 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 #e40c1e as the background.
Brands using this color
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ0.544
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ0.565
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ0.645
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ0.646
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ0.659
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ0.968
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ1.157
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ1.157
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.176
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.176
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.176
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.206
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.374
- Formula 1accent · #e8002d · Δ1.479
- Pizza Hutsecondary · #e91c24 · Δ1.499
- Pringlessecondary · #ea002a · Δ1.521
- Gatoradesecondary · #ea0000 · Δ1.545
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.555
- Marvelaccent · #e62429 · Δ1.588
- LGsecondary · #ea1917 · Δ1.654
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.655
- Wiredsecondary · #eb0000 · Δ1.691
- Twitchaccent · #eb0400 · Δ1.733
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.763
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.811
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.818
- native Cybersecuritysecondary · #ec0000 · Δ1.848
- Walgreensprimary · #e31836 · Δ1.865
- Costcoprimary · #e31837 · Δ1.964
Fonts for this mood
#e40c1e 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 #e40c1e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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