Streetwear
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Color
#fe2a31
#fe2a31
hex
#fe2a31rgb
rgb(254, 42, 49)hsl
hsl(358, 99%, 58%)oklch
oklch(0.642 0.241 26.3)Closest name: red (#ff0000)Relative luminance 0.2295
Colors that go with #fe2a31
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 #fe2a31: 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 #fe2a31 — 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 #fe2a31: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #fe2a31 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 #fe2a31 in 4 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Pepsi's brand system and Gap's brand system put Blue beside #fe2a31, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fe2a31: 10 real palettes, including ElevenLabs's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #fe2a31 in 8 real palettes, including Streetwear and Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #fe2a31
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fe2a31 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.76:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.59:1 | 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 #fe2a31 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#fe2a31 reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #fe2a31
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #fe2a31 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/fe2a31-c49f9c-62cb95-2d251f-f1e9ed?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md