Wine Red is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Crimson, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Wine Red effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Wine Red is #7B0323.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Wine Red has 48%% Red, 1% Green, and 14% Blue.
Wine Red has 344° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 48% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Wine Red has 344° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 25% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Wine Red has 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 72% yellow, and 52% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#7B0323 |
|
RGB |
(123, 3, 35) |
(48%, 1%, 14%) |
HSV |
(344°, 98, 48) |
(95%, 98%, 48%) |
HSL |
(344°, 94, 25) |
(95%, 94%, 25%) |
CMYK |
(0, 98, 72, 52) |
(0%, 98%, 72%, 52%) |
The natural luminance of Wine Red is 4%, which is low.
Wine Red has a higher contrast with white than black.
Wine Red and black have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Wine Red and white have a 11.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
4% |
insufficient (1.9) |
AAA (11.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Wine Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 40% Red, 7% Magenta, 52% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
40%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
7%
Black
52%
White
1%
To mix Wine Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 27% Magenta, 20% Yellow, 52% Black, 1% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
27%
Yellow
20%
Black
52%
White
1%
Colors similar to Wine Red are: Claret, Firebrick, Paprika, Maroon, and Red Devil. Firebrick is more red than Wine Red. Maroon is more magenta than Wine Red. Red Devil is more red than Wine Red.