Harvard Crimson School Color
Color Name: Harvard Crimson
Hex Color Code: #A51C30
RGB Color Code: RGB(165, 28, 48)
CMYK Values*: 0.0%, 83.0%, 70.9%, 35.3%
Pantone: PMS 1807 C
What color is Harvard Crimson?
Harvard Crimson color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Harvard Crimson is #A51C30, and the RGB color code is RGB(165, 28, 48).
In the RGB color model, Harvard Crimson has a red value of 165, a green value of 28, and a blue value of 48. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 83.0% magenta, 70.9% yellow, and 35.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 351.2° (degrees), 71.0 % saturation, and 37.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Harvard Crimson has a hue of 351.2° (degrees), 83.0 % saturation and 64.7 % brightness/value.
Harvard Crimson is cool or warm?
The color Harvard Crimson is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Harvard Crimson?
Harvard Crimson has an LRV of nearly 9.
By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Harvard Crimson (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(165, 28, 48) |
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Red | 165 (64.7%) |
Green | 28 (11.0%) |
Blue | 48 (18.8%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 351.24° |
Saturation | 70.98 %. |
Lightness | 37.84 %. |
HWB | H: 351.24° W: 10.98 % B: 35.29 % |
LRV | ~ 9 % |
Munsell Color System | 5.3R 3.4/12.2 |
XYZ | X : 16.47 Y : 9.04 Z : 3.67 |
YXY | Y1 : 9.04 X : 0.56 Y2 : 0.31 |
CMY | C : 35.29% M : 89.02% Y : 81.18% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 0.00% |
Magenta | 83.03% |
Yellow | 70.91% |
Key | 35.29% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 351.24° |
Saturation | 83.03 %. |
Brightness / Value | 64.71 %. |
CIE-Lab | L : 36.07 A : 54.3 B : 25.14 |
CIE-Lch | L : 36.07 C : 59.84 H : 24.85 |
CIE-Luv | L : 36.07 U : 96.54 V : 14.33 |
Hunter-Lab | L : 30.07 A : 45.11 B : 13.81 |
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