Nearest-color comparison
Garnet #733635 vs Wine Red #722F37: RGB distance 7.3 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Garnet and Wine Red are very close, with an RGB distance of 7.3. Garnet is lighter by 0.0065, and Wine Red is more saturated by 5 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Garnet and Wine Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Garnet is #733635, a warm red with hue 1°, saturation 37% and luminance 0.0654. Beside Wine Red, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 9.1:1.
red color
Wine Red is #722F37, a warm red with hue 353°, saturation 42% and luminance 0.0589. Beside Garnet, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 9.64:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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