Spartan Crimson Color

#9e1316

Spartan Crimson 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 #61ece9
Complementary Color #129e9a
Color Shade: cool red (358.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.71% (better contrasting with white)
Spartan Crimson Color Sample
Spartan Crimson Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e1316

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spartan Crimson Color. The Super Rose Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Arterial Blood Red (#711518) for more calm effect. Try Philippine Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#129e9a is the best complementary color to Spartan Crimson. 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 #9e1316 complementary color is Blue Chill, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tamarillo are #9e125b and #9e5512. Thus found on the left and right of #9e1316 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jazzberry Jam and Hawaiian Tan colors as they work well with Spartan Crimson.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spartan Crimson palette consists of #125b9e and #129e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#129e9a). Try Tory Blue and Salem colors in combination with #9e1316, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9e1316 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 Spartan Crimson. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spartan Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e1316 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spartan Crimson tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#129e9a) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #159e12 and #9b129e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e1316 is made of 79% red, 10% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Spartan Crimson has a hue angle of 358.71°, a saturation of 78.53% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e1316 is made of 0% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e1316
RGB Decimal rgb(158,19,22)
RGB Percentage 79%, 10%, 11%
CMYK 0, 54.51, 53.33, 38.04
HSL hsl(358.71,78.53%,34.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.71,87.97%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.5475,53.4646,37.4808)
XYZ xyz(14.4782,7.7928,1.5001)
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