#5C1917 closest to Sacramental Red
#5C1917 is a dark, moderately saturated brown; the closest named color is Sacramental Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 9.8% green and 9.0% blue (rgb(92, 25, 23)). Its HSL value is 2° hue, 60% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 75% yellow and 64% black. #5C1917 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.07:1.
#5C1917 color conversion
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Variations of #5C1917
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#5C1917 color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#5C1917 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #5C1917 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3C3615
- Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2C2716
- Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D2616
- Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3C3615
- Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #472E15
- Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #660619
- Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #601318
- Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #313131
- Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3F2C2C
#5C1917 contrast checker
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Colors similar to #5C1917
Palettes with #5C1917
- BCFCC24CD46A0076D695322F5C1715Toxic Steam to Sacramental Red
- 8290D2007039591A19ACBCFFEaster Egg to Pastel Blue
- 5A1E154F60908D9ED1EBFFEBSacramental Red to Snow White
- 5A1F19515680C36553E2BB5B7EEDFALonestar to Shallow Water
- 591E0F00A1C484332DFFA89B0084A8Evil Cigar to Ahoy! Blue
- 6D8500FF7EB2B8DAA15C18232886D3005277Asparagus Sultan to Sea Paint
#5C1917 in CSS
/* Sacramental Red */
.color { color: #5C1917; }
.background { background-color: #5C1917; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5C1917; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(92 25 23);
color: hsl(2 60% 23%);
color: oklch(0.324 0.098 26.0);#5C1917 FAQ
What color is #5C1917?
#5C1917 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Sacramental Red. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.
What is the RGB value of #5C1917?
#5C1917 is rgb(92, 25, 23) in RGB, hsl(2, 60%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 73%, 75%, 64%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #5C1917?
The complementary color of #5C1917 is #175A5C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #5C1917?
White text has the best contrast on #5C1917: 13.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #5C1917 a warm or cool color?
#5C1917 is a warm color.