USC Cardinal is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #66ffef |
| Complementary Color | #009989 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to USC Cardinal Color. The Lipstick Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Marilyn MonRouge (#c9001e) for more calm effect. Try Harvard Crimson as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#009989 is the best complementary color to USC Cardinal. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #990010 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scarlett are #99005c and #993c00. Thus found on the left and right of #990010 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with USC Cardinal.
The split-complementary USC Cardinal palette consists of #005c99 and #00993c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009989). Try Bahama Blue and Green Haze colors in combination with #990010, 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 #990010 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 USC Cardinal. Thus Resolution Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of USC Cardinal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #990010 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. USC Cardinal tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#009989) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0f9900 and #890099.
In a RGB color space, hex #990010 is made of 91% red, 0% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode USC Cardinal has a hue angle of 353.73°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #990010 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #990010 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,0,16) |
| RGB Percentage | 91%, 0%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 60, 53.73, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(353.73,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.73,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.3697,54.9484,38.341) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2304,6.8097,1.1073) |