Named color
Merguez
#650021rgb(101, 0, 33)hsl(340, 100%, 20%)oklch(0.323 0.129 12.3)Merguez on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the curated palettes it appears in and any public brand that adopts it.
Colors that go with Merguez
Teal, Crimson and Denim 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.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite Merguez on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with Merguez in 4 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
triadicshippedDenim completes a triad with Merguez — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with Merguez: 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementSea Green is a split-complement of Merguez: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shippedTwo real palettes: Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside Merguez, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for Merguez: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with Merguez: two real palettes: Reebok's brand system and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use Merguez
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Merguez as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.33:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.58:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Merguez 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
Merguez reads as warm, vivid, dark. 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 #650021 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/650021-c49ca5-62cb75-2d211f-f1e9f0?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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