OU Crimson Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #6ff |
| Complementary Color | #009899 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to OU Crimson Red Color. The Chaotic Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Red Prayer Flag (#bb1100) for more calm effect. Try Free Speech Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#009899 is the best complementary color to OU Crimson Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #900 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #99004c and #994c00. Thus found on the left and right of #900 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with OU Crimson Red.
The split-complementary OU Crimson Red palette consists of #004c99 and #00994c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009899). Try Congress Blue and Green Haze colors in combination with #900, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #900 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the OU Crimson Red. Thus White Lilac and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of OU Crimson Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #900 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. OU Crimson Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#009899) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #090 and #990098.
In a RGB color space, hex #990000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode OU Crimson Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #990000 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #990000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,0,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 60, 60, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.2828,54.7109,45.1422) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1369,6.7723,0.6148) |