Spartan Crimson (#9E1316)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.21:1 — vs black: 2.56:1

Color values

  • HEX #9E1316
  • RGB rgb(158, 19, 22)
  • HSL hsl(358, 87%, 61%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 87.97, 86.08, 38.04 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E1316 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Spartan Crimson
#9E1316 Base
#139E9B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Spartan Crimson
#9E1316 Base
#9E135C
#9E5513
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Spartan Crimson
#9E1316 Base
#169E13
#13169E
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Spartan Crimson
#9E1316 Base
#139E55
#135C9E
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Spartan Crimson
#9E1316 Base
#5C9E13
#139E9B
#55139E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Spartan Crimson
#9E1316 Base
#170303
#5A0B0C
#7A0F11
#C2171B
#E21B20
#EC5E61
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Spartan Crimson, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#170303
#320607
#4D090B
#680C0E
#831012
Spartan Crimson #9E1316 Base
#D51A1E
#E84447
#EF7A7D
#F6B1B3
#FCE8E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9E1316. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9E1316;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9E1316;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9E1316;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9E1316,
        #49F3F0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9E1316,
        #49F3F0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$spartan-crimson: #9E1316;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$spartan-crimson-r: 158;
$spartan-crimson-g: 19;
$spartan-crimson-b: 22;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $spartan-crimson;
    color: rgba($spartan-crimson-r, $spartan-crimson-g, $spartan-crimson-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Spartan Crimson appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9E1316 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5B5B02 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3B3B19 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9E1313 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4F4F4F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Spartan Crimson ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Spartan Crimson #9E1316 Base
Ruby Red #9B111E ΔE 2.75
Sangria #92000A ΔE 3.16
Carmine #960018 ΔE 3.26
Vivid Auburn #922724 ΔE 3.76

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.