Harvard Crimson Color

#c90016

Harvard Crimson is vivid, 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 #36ffe9
Complementary Color #00c9b2
Color Shade: cool red (353.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.41% (better contrasting with white)
Harvard Crimson Color Sample
Harvard Crimson Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c90016

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Harvard Crimson Color. The USC Cardinal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Strawberry Cough (#990011) for more calm effect. Try Cavalry Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00c9b2 is the best complementary color to Harvard 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 #c90016 complementary color is Caribbean Green, 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 Monza are #c9007a and #c94e00. Thus found on the left and right of #c90016 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Burnt Orange colors as they work well with Harvard Crimson.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Harvard Crimson palette consists of #007ac9 and #00c94e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00c9b2). Try Lochmara and Malachite colors in combination with #c90016, 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 #c90016 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 Harvard Crimson. Thus Dark Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Harvard Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Pistachio, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #c90016 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. Harvard Crimson tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00c9b2) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Caribbean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #16c900 and #b200c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c90016 is made of 90% red, 0% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Harvard Crimson has a hue angle of 353.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c90016 is made of 0% cyan, 78.82% magenta, 70.19% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c90016
RGB Decimal rgb(201,0,22)
RGB Percentage 90%, 0%, 10%
CMYK 0, 78.82, 70.19, 21.18
HSL hsl(353.43,100%,39.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.43,100%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.962,67.2093,48.1514)
XYZ xyz(24.2322,12.4754,1.8899)
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