# #fa1496

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#fa1496`
- RGB: rgb(250, 20, 150)
- HSL: hsl(326, 96%, 53%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.647 0.259 355.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.2303
- Nearest named color: Burning Raspberry (#ff0599, Δ 1.047) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burning-raspberry
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa1496

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fb2da2, #fb41ab, #fc5ab6, #fc6ebf, #fd87ca, #fd9bd3, #fdb4de, #fec8e7, #fee1f2, #fff5fb
- Shades (toward black): #f0058a, #d7047c, #be046d, #a5035f, #910353, #780245, #5f0237, #460128, #2d011a, #14000c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #14fa78
- Analogous: #eb14fa, #fa1423
- Triadic: #96fa14, #1496fa
- Split-complementary: #23fa14, #14faeb
- Tetradic: #faeb14, #14fa78, #1423fa

## Colors that go with #fa1496

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: complementary] — Light Sea Green sits directly opposite #fa1496 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Night Market and Airbnb's brand system put Tomato beside #fa1496, as the lead colour. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Airbnb (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbnb), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #fa1496: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #fa1496: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fa1496: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #fa1496 in two real palettes: The Ordinary's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com), Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Fuchsia** #ff00ff [harmony, pool: analogous] — Fuchsia is #fa1496's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/fuchsia
- **Gold** #ffd700 [pool] — Gold shows up next to #fa1496 in two real palettes: Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Tabloid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#tabloid). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/gold

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 3.75:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e10581 (4.63:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.55:1); AAA: text → #aa0362 (7.24:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.61:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #fc55b3 (7.09:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Maybelline** — secondary #ff009a (Δ 1.166) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maybelline-com
- **T-Mobile** — secondary #f6288f (Δ 1.82) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/fa1496-c19fae-67cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#fa1496" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.