KU 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 | #17fff2 |
| Complementary Color | #00e8db |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to KU Crimson Color. The Carmine 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 Neon Red (#ff073a) for more calm effect. Try Red Tolumnia Orchid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00e8db is the best complementary color to KU 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 #e8000d complementary color is Bright Turquoise, 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 Red are #e80081 and #e86600. Thus found on the left and right of #e8000d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Clementine colors as they work well with KU Crimson.
The split-complementary KU Crimson palette consists of #0081e8 and #00e866 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00e8db). Try Azure Radiance and Spring Green colors in combination with #e8000d, 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 #e8000d 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 KU Crimson. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of KU Crimson contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Turquoise, Chartreuse, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8000d 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. KU Crimson tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00e8db) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Bright Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0de800 and #da00e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8000d is made of 95% red, 0% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode KU Crimson has a hue angle of 356.64°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8000d is made of 0% cyan, 90.98% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8000d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,0,13) |
| RGB Percentage | 95%, 0%, 5% |
| CMYK | 0, 90.98, 85.88, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(356.64,100%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.64,100%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.4921,74.6812,58.9567) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3514,17.1849,1.94) |