What color is #850101?

#850101 is a dark, vivid red known as Sacrifice Altar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sacrifice Altar?

The RGB value is 133, 1, 1: 133 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sacrifice Altar?

The complementary color is #018585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #850101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sacrifice Altar color: hex code #850101

#850101 rgb(133, 1, 1)

Shades of red

Sacrifice Altar has the hex code #850101. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 0.4% green and 0.4% blue (133, 1, 1).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 99% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 99% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

Sacrifice Altar (#850101) color codes

HEX	`#850101`
RGB	`rgb(133, 1, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 0.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 99%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 99%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 99%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.77, 49.23, 39.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.77, 62.93, 38.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.691, 5.012, 0.486)`
Decimal	`8716545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sacrifice Altar, 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 #850101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#850101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #850101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #850101; }
.text { color: #850101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #850101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 1 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #850101, #854301); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #850101 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #850101?: #850101 is a dark, vivid red known as Sacrifice Altar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sacrifice Altar?: The RGB value is 133, 1, 1: 133 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sacrifice Altar?: The complementary color is #018585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #850101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.