Sacramental Red

#5e0e0b

A darker, sacramental orange-red for urgent accents

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About Sacramental Red

Sacramental Red looks like fresh pigment inked onto a card. It's a red-orange that leans more crimson than the wood-stain depth of , and it doesn't have the lighter, more "alive" presence of . Compared to , it gives up some weight, but it stays sharply red at the core instead of sliding toward brick.

I use it when I need that mid-deep red warmth to read intentional, not aged. Think premium packaging for cosmetics and spirits, plus editorial cover bars where you want warmth without going too dark. In UI, it's my buttons and section headers color when you want contrast that feels human, not mineral. And it holds up next to warm creams and paper stock better than the heavier options in this set.

One quirk to plan for: on glossy finishes it can read a touch more saturated than on matte, so I'd preview it before you commit to large blocks.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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13.60:1AAA

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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12.48:1AAA

On Gray 900 #18181b

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1.30:1Fail

On Black #000000

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1.54:1Fail

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