Color
#ef2561
#ef2561rgb(239, 37, 97)hsl(342, 86%, 54%)oklch(0.62 0.23 11.7)Colors that go with #ef2561
Charcoal, Dodger 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 #ef2561: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
triadicshippedDodger Blue completes a triad with #ef2561 — 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 #ef2561: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #ef2561 in 4 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including native Cybersecurity's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #ef2561, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ef2561: 14 real palettes, including ElevenLabs's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #ef2561 in 7 real palettes, including Tabloid and Tequila Sunrise, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Nintendo's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #ef2561, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #ef2561
Tints & shades
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Contrast
| #ef2561 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.11:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.11:1 | 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 #ef2561 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
#ef2561 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 #ef2561 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ef2561-c49ca3-62cb79-2d211f-f1e9ef?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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