Color
#fd4c49
#fd4c49rgb(253, 76, 73)hsl(1, 98%, 64%)oklch(0.668 0.214 25.9)Colors that go with #fd4c49
Charcoal, Cadet Blue 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #fd4c49: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #fd4c49 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 #fd4c49 in 7 real palettes, including Heatwave and Google's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Glossier's brand system put Blue beside #fd4c49, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #fd4c49: 4 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fd4c49: 14 real palettes, including Strava's brand system and Soundcloud's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #fd4c49: 7 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #fd4c49: 7 real palettes, including Ember and 3M's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #fd4c49
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fd4c49 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.33:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.31:1 | 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 #fd4c49 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#fd4c49 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 #fd4c49 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/fd4c49-c4a19c-62cb9a-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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