Color
#ec4432
#ec4432rgb(236, 68, 50)hsl(6, 83%, 56%)oklch(0.63 0.207 30)Colors that go with #ec4432
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Amber 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #ec4432 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ec4432: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #ec4432 in 6 real palettes, including Postman's brand system and ElevenLabs's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDodger Blue is paired with #ec4432 in 4 real palettes, including Figma's brand system and Replit's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold is paired with #ec4432 in 6 real palettes, including Tequila Sunrise and Streetwear, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shippedMustard Yellow is paired with #ec4432 in 4 real palettes, including Diner and Crayon Box, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #ec4432 in 5 real palettes, including Vercel's brand system and Zed's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #ec4432
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ec4432 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.86:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.44:1 | 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 #ec4432 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ec4432 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 #ec4432 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ec4432-c4a59c-62cba3-2d271f-f1e9ec?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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