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#5A1414 Washington Commanders Burgundy
#5A1414 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 7.8% green, and 7.8% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 64% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5A1414.
Split complementary
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.54:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5A1414 as they’d see it.
#5A1414 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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The Washington Commanders use #5A1414 as their burgundy. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #5A1414
What color is #5A1414?
#5A1414 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 7.8% green, and 7.8% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 64% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5A1414 in RGB?
#5A1414 is rgb(90, 20, 20): 90 red, 20 green, and 20 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5A1414 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 78, 78, 65). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5A1414?
PANTONE 491 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5A1414?
Its complement #003535 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.