Information about Harvard Crimson color

#C90016 - Harvard Crimson color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C90016, known as "Harvard Crimson", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 0, 22) — 78.8% red, 0% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 79 / 70 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C90016 presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm red — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Venetian Red (#C80815). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Monza (#C7031E) and Cincinnati Red (#C6011F).

The recipe behind #C90016 is rgb(201, 0, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C90016: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Harvard Crimson" in the Register.

Harvard Crimson color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Harvard Crimson color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Harvard Crimson

#C90016
#FF0623

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#FF445A

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#FF8291

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#FFC0C8

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White

#FFFFFF

Harvard Crimson color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Harvard Crimson

#C90016
#9F0012

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#77000D

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#4F0009

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#270004

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Black

#000000

Harvard Crimson color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Harvard Crimson

#C90016
#BD1528

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#B12C3B

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#A24550

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#926167

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Grey

#808080

Harvard Crimson color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B6C600

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#C68700

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#C63800

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Harvard Crimson

#C90016
#C60066

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#C600B6

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#8700C6

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Harvard Crimson color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#C90016
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#00C7B0
#00C7B0

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#C90016
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#007BC7
#007BC7

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#00C74C
#00C74C

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#C74C00
#C74C00

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#C90016
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#C7007B
#C7007B

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#C90016
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#17C700
#17C700

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#0017C7
#0017C7

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#C90016
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#C7B000
#C7B000

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#00C7B0
#00C7B0

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#0017C7
#0017C7

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#C90016
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#7BC700
#7BC700

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#00C7B0
#00C7B0

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#4C00C7
#4C00C7

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Nearest named colors to Harvard Crimson

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Blood Orange color link
Blood Orange

#D1001C

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Pepsi Red color link
Pepsi Red

#C9002B

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Boston University Red color link
Boston University Red

#CC0000

Queen Regina color link
Queen Regina

#CE1322

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

Harvard Crimson color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C90016
  • RGB201, 0, 22
  • CMYK0, 79, 70, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 0, 22)
  • HSL353°, 100%, 39%
  • HSL Precise353.433°, 100%, 39.412%
  • HSV353°, 100%, 79%
  • HSB353°, 100%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.000, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.000, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.000, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC90016
  • DECIMAL ID13172758
  • Name Length15
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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