All About Color Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Harvard Crimson is a bold and intense red color. It's a powerful and passionate color, perfect for creating a bold and vibrant space.

About Harvard Crimson

Harvard Crimson is a dark red color with the hex code #C90016. In RGB it is red 201, green 0, blue 22; in HSL it is hue 353°, saturation 100%, lightness 39%; in CMYK it is 0%, 100%, 89%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 6.01:1 on white and 3.50:1 on black.

#C90016 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, 00, 16
CMYK0.00%, 100.00%, 89.05%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 0, 22
HSL353°, 100%, 39%
RGB Octal311, 0, 26
HSV (HSB)353.43°, 100.00%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 0, 10110
CIE-L*AB41.96, 67.21, 48.15
RGB Percent78.82%, 0.00%, 8.63%
CIE-L*CH41.96, 82.68, 35.62
XYZ24.23, 12.48, 1.89
CIE-L*UV41.96, 135.71, 26.74
xyY0.63, 0.32, 12.48
Hunter-Lab35.32, 60.65, 21.55
RYB78.82%, 0.00%, 8.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C90016 on a dark background: contrast 3.50:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#C90016 on a light background: contrast 6.01:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Harvard Crimson, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Harvard Crimson. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#C90016 · #FF243D · #6B000C · #00C7B0 · #24FFE5

Analogous palette

#B000C7 · #C7007B · #C90016 · #C74C00 · #C7B000

Triadic palette

#C90016 · #17C700 · #0017C7 · #FF243D · #3DFF24

Tetradic palette

#C90016 · #7BC700 · #00C7B0 · #4C00C7 · #6B000C

Monochromatic palette

#2E0005 · #7A000E · #C90016 · #FF1430 · #FF6173

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