Color
#e82128
#e82128rgb(232, 33, 40)hsl(358, 81%, 52%)oklch(0.596 0.228 26.6)Colors that go with #e82128
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 #e82128: 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 #e82128 — 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 #e82128: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #e82128 in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Doordash's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #e82128, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #e82128: 14 real palettes, including Netflix's brand system and ElevenLabs's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #e82128: 5 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #e82128 in 8 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Tequila Sunrise, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #e82128
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e82128 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.49:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.68:1 | 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 #e82128 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Marvelaccent · #e62429 · Δ0.387
- LGsecondary · #ea1917 · Δ1.022
- Tindersecondary · #ec180e · Δ1.452
- Mattelsecondary · #ee0024 · Δ1.526
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.679
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ1.692
- Databrickssecondary · #eb1600 · Δ1.74
- Doordashsecondary · #eb1700 · Δ1.743
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.743
- Formula 1accent · #e8002d · Δ1.768
- Twitchaccent · #eb0400 · Δ1.844
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.851
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.852
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ1.853
- Wiredsecondary · #eb0000 · Δ1.889
- native Cybersecuritysecondary · #ec0000 · Δ1.899
- Gatoradesecondary · #ea0000 · Δ1.902
- Verceldanger · #ee0000 · Δ1.982
Fonts for this mood
#e82128 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 #e82128 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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