Nearest-color comparison

Garnet vs Wine Red

Garnet and Wine Red are different red colors with HEX values #733635 and #722F37. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 7.3, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Garnet and Wine Red are very close colors. Garnet is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Garnet#733635

Wine Red#722F37

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Garnet and Wine Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance7.3

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.0065

Hue delta352 deg

Lighter colorGarnet

More saturatedWine Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Garnet

Garnet is #733635, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Wine Red, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#733635 RGB115, 54, 53 HSL1, 37, 33 CMYK0, 53, 54, 55 Luminance0.0654 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Wine Red

Wine Red is #722F37, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Garnet, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#722F37 RGB114, 47, 55 HSL353, 42, 32 CMYK0, 59, 52, 55 Luminance0.0589 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Garnet or Wine Red

Choose GarnetGarnet is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #733635.

Choose Wine RedWine Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #722F37.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGarnetWine Red

HEX#733635#722F37

RGB115, 54, 53114, 47, 55

HSL1, 37, 33353, 42, 32

CMYK0, 53, 54, 550, 59, 52, 55

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.06540.0589

Black contrast2.31:12.18:1

White contrast9.1:19.64:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Garnetwhite text - 9.1:1

Wine Redwhite text - 9.64:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Garnet#733635

Wine Red#722F37

#B05554#B05554

#B54A56#B54A56

#357273#357273

#2F746C#2F746C

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    },
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  {
    "slug": "wine-red",
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    },
    "description": "Wine Red is #722F37, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Garnet, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/wine-red/",
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  }
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 352,
    "saturation": 5,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0065,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Garnet",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Wine Red"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Garnet",
      "background": "#733635",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.1
    },
    {
      "color": "Wine Red",
      "background": "#722F37",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.64
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Wine Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #722F37.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/garnet-vs-wine-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wine-red.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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