MIT Cardinal Red School Color

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Color Name

MIT Cardinal Red

Hex Color Code

#A31F34

RGB Color Code

RGB(163, 31, 52)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 81.0%, 68.1%, 36.1%

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#A31F34 MIT Cardinal Red Other School - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is among the top academic institutions in the world. MIT Cardinal Red is the official primary color of the university.

What color is MIT Cardinal Red?

MIT Cardinal Red color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for MIT Cardinal Red is #A31F34, and the RGB color code is RGB(163, 31, 52).

In the RGB color model, MIT Cardinal Red has a red value of 163, a green value of 31, and a blue value of 52. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 81.0% magenta, 68.1% yellow, and 36.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 350.5° (degrees), 68.0 % saturation, and 38.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, MIT Cardinal Red has a hue of 350.5° (degrees), 81.0 % saturation and 63.9 % brightness/value.

MIT Cardinal Red is cool or warm?

The color MIT Cardinal Red is a warm color.

What is the LRV of MIT Cardinal Red? (For interior and product design)

MIT Cardinal Red has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

MIT Cardinal Red

LRV 9

Light Color

Compare LRV 9 of MIT Cardinal Red with dark and light color

Is MIT Cardinal Red Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color MIT Cardinal Red meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

MIT Cardinal Red (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #A31F34

Hex triplet: #A31F34
Red: A3
Green: 1F
Blue: 34

RGBA / RGB rgb(163, 31, 52)

Red: 163 (63.9%)
Green: 31 (12.2%)
Blue: 52 (20.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 80.98%
Yellow: 68.10%
Key: 36.08%

HSL hsl(350.45deg, 68.0 %, 38.0 %)

Hue: 350.45°
Saturation: 68.04 %
Lightness: 38.04 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 350.45°
Saturation: 80.98 %
Brightness / Value: 63.92 %

RYB ryb(187, 89, 99)

Red: 187 (73.5%)
Yellow: 89 (35.0%)
Blue: 99 (38.9%)

HWB

Hue: 350.45°
Whiteness: 12.16 %
Blackness: 36.08 %

CMY

Cyan: 36.08%
Magenta: 87.84%
Yellow: 79.61%

XYZ

X: 16.21
Y: 9.01
Z: 4.13

YXY

Y1: 9.01
X: 0.55
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 36.01
A: 53.11
B: 22.45

CIE-Lch

L: 36.01
C: 57.66
H: 22.92

CIE-Luv

L: 36.01
U: 92.71
V: 12.58

Hunter-Lab

L: 30.02
A: 43.85
B: 12.85

Other

LRV: ~ 9 %
Munsell Color System: 5.1R 3.4/11.4

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to MIT Cardinal Red (Other - School)

These are the named colors closest to MIT Cardinal Red (Other - School), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#9F1D35 Color Vivid Burgundy

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#9D2933 Color Japanese Carmine

98.09% match | ΔE 1.91

#A9203E Color Deep Carmine

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#9C2542 Color Big Dip O'Ruby

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Pantone TCX

#9F2436 Color PANTONE 19-1558 TCX - Scarlet Smile

99.05% match | ΔE 0.95

#9D202F Color PANTONE 19-1559 TCX - Scarlet Sage

98.33% match | ΔE 1.67

#9B1B30 Color PANTONE 19-1557 TCX - Chili Pepper

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#9E1030 Color PANTONE 19-1862 TCX - Jester Red

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

Pantone PMS

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Pantone PMS

#9D2235 Color PANTONE 201 C

98.75% match | ΔE 1.25

#A6192E Color PANTONE 187 C

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#971B2F Color PANTONE 7427 C

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#A50034 Color PANTONE 207 C

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

RAL Classic

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to RAL Classic

#AB273C Color RAL 3027 - Raspberry Red

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#A63437 Color RAL 3031 - Orient Red

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

#9B2423 Color RAL 3001 - Signal Red

94.19% match | ΔE 5.81

#9B2321 Color RAL 3002 - Carmine Red

93.72% match | ΔE 6.28

RAL Design

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to RAL Design

#A02E3E Color RAL 020 40 50 - Bright Red

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#AC2C32 Color RAL 030 40 60 - Emperor Cherry Red

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#A33737 Color RAL 030 40 50 - Hibiscus Red

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

#943D46 Color RAL 020 40 40 - October Red

93.86% match | ΔE 6.14

British Standard 4800

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to British Standard 4800

#9A2A41 Color BS 02-D-44 - Pink

95.59% match | ΔE 4.41

#8F2437 Color BS 02-E-56 - Deep Pink

95.47% match | ΔE 4.53

#873F3D Color BS 04-D-45 - Russet

92.13% match | ΔE 7.87

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#A31F34 Color MIT Cardinal Red

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#A51C30 Color Harvard Crimson

98.74% match | ΔE 1.26

Paint similar to MIT Cardinal Red (Other - School)

These are the real paint colors closest to MIT Cardinal Red (Other - School) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from MIT Cardinal Red once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Benjamin Moore

#A02432 Color Flamenco (CSP-1195)

98.76% match | ΔE 1.24

#AA253C Color Candy Cane Red (2079-10)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#9C2E3B Color Rapture (CC-66)

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#9F233D Color Cherry Burst (CSP-1200)

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

Sherwin Williams

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Sherwin Williams

#A42E37 Color Show Stopper (SW 7588)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#A42E41 Color Radish (SW 6861)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#9D373C Color Poinsettia (SW 6594)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#A82E33 Color Heartthrob (SW 6866)

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

Valspar

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Valspar

#AD273F Color Con Brio (8001-7F)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#A53143 Color Mad About You (P003)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

#9D363A Color Pop of Poppy (M253)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#AB3037 Color Planet Fever (V006-3)

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

Dunn-Edwards

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Dunn-Edwards

#9E3641 Color Vintage Red (DET 427)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#AA3646 Color Roses are Red (DET 428)

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#AC3235 Color Red Ink (DEA 151)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#A53B3D Color Scarlet Past (DEA 150)

94.98% match | ΔE 5.02

PPG Paints

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to PPG Paints

#AC3A3E Color Red Gumball (PPG1187-7)

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

#9D3E3F Color Blaze (PPG13-16)

94.61% match | ΔE 5.39

#A24041 Color Granada (PPG17-12)

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

#A0403E Color Burning Bush (PPG1057-7)

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

Behr

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Behr

#A33F40 Color No More Drama (P140-7)

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

#9A4149 Color Timeless Ruby (HDC-CL-01)

93.57% match | ΔE 6.43

#994341 Color Red My Mind (MQ1-10)

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

#A04039 Color Fire Cracker (PPU2-16)

92.98% match | ΔE 7.02

Farrow & Ball

MIT Cardinal Red similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of MIT Cardinal Red to Farrow & Ball

#9F404B Color Rectory Red (217)

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#9C4547 Color Incarnadine (248)

93.05% match | ΔE 6.95

#924951 Color Radicchio (96)

90.61% match | ΔE 9.39

#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)

89.97% match | ΔE 10.03

Color Combinations

View more MIT Cardinal Red - #A31F34 color palettes and coordinating colors

22070B

4D0F19

781726

A31F34

CE2742

DD4B62

E57688

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

8E1FA3

A31F76

A31F34

A34C1F

A38E1F

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

A31F34

34A31F

1F34A3

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

A31F34

76A31F

1FA38E

4C1FA3

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

A31F34

AC3548

B54B5C

BE6270

C77885

D18F99

DAA5AD

E3BBC2

ECD2D6

F5E8EA

FFFFFF

MIT Cardinal Red - #A31F34 Tints

A31F34

921B2E

821829

721524

61121F

510F1A

410C14

30090F

20060A

100305

000000

MIT Cardinal Red - #A31F34 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#A31F34

MIT Cardinal Red

#1FA38E

Persian Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of MIT Cardinal Red - #A31F34?

Color that best contrast with MIT Cardinal Red - #A31F34 is #1FA38E, color name is Persian Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.