Color
#ef1586
#ef1586rgb(239, 21, 134)hsl(329, 87%, 51%)oklch(0.623 0.247 358.2)Colors that go with #ef1586
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 #ef1586 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 #ef1586: 4 real palettes, including Maybelline's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #ef1586 in 4 real palettes, including Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #ef1586 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
split-complementshippedCadet Blue is a split-complement of #ef1586: 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 #ef1586: 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 #ef1586 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped3 real palettes, including Night Market and Sunset Boulevard put Tomato beside #ef1586, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #ef1586
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ef1586 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.1:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.12:1 | 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 #ef1586 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
#ef1586 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 #ef1586 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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