Wine is a medium dark medium bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Crimson, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Wine effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Wine is #722F37.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Wine has 45%% Red, 18% Green, and 22% Blue.
Wine has 353° Hue, 59% Saturation, and 45% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Wine has 353° Hue, 41% Saturation, and 32% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Wine has 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 52% yellow, and 55% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#722F37 |
|
RGB |
(114, 47, 55) |
(45%, 18%, 22%) |
HSV |
(353°, 59, 45) |
(98%, 59%, 45%) |
HSL |
(353°, 41, 32) |
(98%, 41%, 32%) |
CMYK |
(0, 59, 52, 55) |
(0%, 59%, 52%, 55%) |
The natural luminance of Wine is 6%, which is low.
Wine has a higher contrast with white than black.
Wine and black have a 2.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Wine and white have a 9.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
6% |
insufficient (2.2) |
AAA (9.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Wine paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Red, 2% Magenta, 55% Black, 18% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
25%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
2%
Black
55%
White
18%
To mix Wine paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 14% Magenta, 12% Yellow, 55% Black, 18% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
14%
Yellow
12%
Black
55%
White
18%
Colors similar to Wine are: Solid Pink, Cordovan, Velvet Maroon, Smoky Topaz, and Purple Brown. Solid Pink is lighter than Wine. Cordovan is paler and lighter than Wine. Velvet Maroon is more magenta than Wine. Smoky Topaz is more red and lighter than Wine. Purple Brown is paler than Wine.