Color
#f43d34
#f43d34rgb(244, 61, 52)hsl(3, 90%, 58%)oklch(0.637 0.22 28.1)Colors that go with #f43d34
Charcoal, Steel Blue and Cadet 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 #f43d34: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #f43d34: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #f43d34 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #f43d34 in 7 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Doordash's brand system and Glossier's brand system put Blue beside #f43d34, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #f43d34: 5 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #f43d34: 15 real palettes, including ElevenLabs's brand system and L'Oréal's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #f43d34: 7 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Databricks's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #f43d34
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f43d34 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.77:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.56:1 | 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 #f43d34 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#f43d34 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 #f43d34 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/f43d34-c4a39c-62cb9d-2d261f-f1e9ed?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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