KU Crimson (#E8000D)

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

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.73:1 — vs black: 4.44:1

Color values

HEX #E8000D
RGB rgb(232, 0, 13)
HSL hsl(356, 100%, 45%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 100, 94, 9 )
Websafe #FF0000

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E8000D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

KU Crimson
#E8000D Base

#00E8DB

Analogous

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

KU Crimson
#E8000D Base

#E80081

#E86700

Triadic

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

KU Crimson
#E8000D Base

#0DE800

#000DE8

Split-Complementary

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

KU Crimson
#E8000D Base

#00E867

#0081E8

Tetradic (Square)

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

KU Crimson
#E8000D Base

#81E800

#00E8DB

#6700E8

Monochromatic

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

KU Crimson
#E8000D Base

#4F0004

#9C0009

#BF000B

#FF121F

#FF3641

#FF8289

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A0001

— #430004

— #6C0006

— #950008

— #BF000B

KU Crimson #E8000D Base

— #FF1B28

— #FF4E58

— #FF8188

— #FFB3B7

— #FFE6E7

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E8000D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E8000D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E8000D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E8000D;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E8000D,
        #00E8DB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E8000D,
        #00E8DB
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$ku-crimson: #E8000D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ku-crimson-r: 232;
$ku-crimson-g: 0;
$ku-crimson-b: 13;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #E8000D How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #858500 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 #545415 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #E80202 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #737373 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 KU Crimson ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

KU Crimson #E8000D Base

Lust #E62020 ΔE 2.35

Red (pigment) #ED1C24 ΔE 3.47

Vermilion #D9381E ΔE 3.54

Vivid Red #F70D1A ΔE 3.71

How to use this color

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