What color is #5E0E0B?

#5E0E0B is a dark, moderate red known as Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sacramental Red?

The RGB value is 94, 14, 11: 94 red, 14 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sacramental Red?

The complementary color is #0B5B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E0E0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sacramental Red color: hex code #5E0E0B

#5E0E0B rgb(94, 14, 11)

Shades of red

Sacramental Red has the hex code #5E0E0B. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 5.5% green and 4.3% blue (94, 14, 11).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 79% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 88% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

Sacramental Red (#5E0E0B) color codes

HEX	`#5E0E0B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 14, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 5.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 79%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 88%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 88%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.88, 34.91, 24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.88, 42.45, 34.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.834, 2.719, 0.587)`
Decimal	`6163979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sacramental Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5E0E0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E0E0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5E0E0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e0e0b; }
.text { color: #5e0e0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e0e0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 14 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e0e0b, #5e380b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

See #5E0E0B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E0E0B?: #5E0E0B is a dark, moderate red known as Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sacramental Red?: The RGB value is 94, 14, 11: 94 red, 14 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sacramental Red?: The complementary color is #0B5B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E0E0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.