Color
#e8178a
#e8178argb(232, 23, 138)hsl(327, 82%, 50%)oklch(0.613 0.243 355.5)Colors that go with #e8178a
Crimson, Denim and Gold 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.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #e8178a in 5 real palettes, including The Ordinary's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #e8178a: 4 real palettes, including Maybelline's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #e8178a in 4 real palettes, including Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #e8178a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Forest Green #228b22
split-complementshippedForest Green is a split-complement of #e8178a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #e8178a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #e8178a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #e8178a in 3 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Airbnb's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #e8178a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e8178a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.27:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.92:1 | 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 #e8178a as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#e8178a 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 #e8178a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/e8178a-c19fae-66cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?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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