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#5E0E0B Sacramental Red

#5E0E0B is a dark, moderately saturated brown named Sacramental Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 5.5% green and 4.3% blue (rgb(94, 14, 11)). Its HSL value is 2° hue, 79% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 88% yellow and 63% black. #5E0E0B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.60:1.

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#5E0E0B color conversion

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Variations of #5E0E0B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5E0E0B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5E0E0B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5E0E0B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3B3407
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #282309
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D2108
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3B3407
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #472B07
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #68000F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #62030C
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2E2E2E
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3E2828

#5E0E0B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.60:1 Super#5E0E0B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#5E0E0B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5E0E0B in CSS

/* Sacramental Red */
.color { color: #5E0E0B; }
.background { background-color: #5E0E0B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5E0E0B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(94 14 11);
color: hsl(2 79% 21%);
color: oklch(0.314 0.113 28.1);

#5E0E0B FAQ

What color is #5E0E0B?

#5E0E0B 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 #5E0E0B?

#5E0E0B is rgb(94, 14, 11) in RGB, hsl(2, 79%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 85%, 88%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5E0E0B?

The complementary color of #5E0E0B is #0B5B5E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5E0E0B?

White text has the best contrast on #5E0E0B: 13.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5E0E0B a warm or cool color?

#5E0E0B is a warm color.