Harvard Medical School has created three different color palettes with primary, secondary, and accent colors to allow you to combine and create elegant color combinations of your own. Primary colors feature the famous Harvard Crimson and Ink colors, which should be the main focus and can be built upon. Secondary colors are to be used as neutrals to allow the primary colors to be the main focus. Accent colors are to be used for highlighting important information.

PRIMARY COLORS

Within our color palette, we have two primary colors that are used: Harvard Crimson and Black.

Color Matching
In reproducing Harvard University colors for print on-screen viewing, note the recommended mixes. Please proof the colors against a printed Pantone chip to adjust mixes if necessary.

Color Name	Color	PMS	CMYK	RGB	HEX
Crimson		187 Uncoated 1807 Coated	C-7 M-94 Y-65 K-25	R-165 G-28 B-48	A51C30
Black		Process Black Uncoated Process Black Coated	C-0 M-0 Y-0 K-100	R-30 G-30 B-30	1E1E1E

SECONDARY COLORS

The secondary palette provides a neutral field against which the primary colors can live.

Color Name	Color	PMS	CMYK	RGB	HEX
Mortar		Warm Gray 8 Uncoated Warm Gray 8 Coated	C-16 M-23 Y-23 K-44	R-140 G-129 B-121	8C8179
Parchment		Cool Gray 1 Uncoated Cool Gray 1 Coated	C-3 M-2 Y-5 K-5	R-243 G-243 B-241	F3F3F1
Slate		7544 Uncoated 7544 Coated	C-33 M-15 Y-14 K-17	R-137 G-150 B-160	8996A0
Shade		7542 Uncoated 7542 Coated	C-21 M-0 Y-6 K-20	R-186 G-197 B-198	BAC5C6

ACCENT COLORS

Additional colors have been provided to allow for highlighting or accenting key information. In general, tertiary colors should be used sparingly so they do not to overwhelm the primary and secondary palettes.

Color Name	Color	PMS	CMYK	RGB	HEX
Indigo		540 Uncoated 533 Coated	C-100 M-83 Y-46 K-13	R-41 G-51 B-82	293352
Blue Bonnet		2727 Uncoated 2727 Coated	C-71 M-42 Y-0 K-0	R-78 G-132 B-196	4E84C4
Ivy		363 Uncoated 363 Coated	C-68 M-0 Y-100 K-24	R-82 G-133 B-76	52854C
Pear		578 Uncoated 578 Coated	C-20 M-0 Y-40 K-6	R-195 G-215 B-164	C3D7A4
Lemon		120 Uncoated 120 Coated	C-0 M-9 Y-58 K-0	R-255 G-219 B-109	FFDB6D
Saffron		1595 Uncoated 1595 Coated	C-0 M-59 Y-100 K-5	R-232 G-125 B-30	D16103
Gold		125 Uncoated 125 Coated	C-0 M-26 Y-100 K-26	R-196 G-150 B-26	C4961A
Creme		7499 Uncoated 7499 Coated	C-0 M-2 Y-15 K-0	R-244 G-237 B-202	F4EDCA