Color
#ec0497
#ec0497rgb(236, 4, 151)hsl(322, 97%, 47%)oklch(0.62 0.256 351.7)Colors that go with #ec0497
Dark Cyan, Forest Green and Tomato 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.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #ec0497 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 #ec0497: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped3 real palettes, including Night Market and Sunset Boulevard put Tomato beside #ec0497, as the lead colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ec0497: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ec0497: two real palettes: Maybelline's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #ec0497 in two real palettes: Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #ec0497 in two real palettes: Dunkin''s brand system and Airbnb's brand system, as the lead colour.
Yellow #ffff00
shippedTwo real palettes: JetBrains's brand system and Arcade put Yellow beside #ec0497, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #ec0497
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ec0497 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.17:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.03:1 | 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 #ec0497 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ec0497 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 #ec0497 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ec0497-c19fb1-6ecb62-2d1f22-f0e9f1?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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