Nearest-color comparison

Ruby Wine vs Wine Red

Ruby Wine and Wine Red are different pink and red colors with HEX values #7B1E3A and #722F37. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 19.5, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Ruby Wine and Wine Red are very close colors. Wine Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

Wine Red#722F37

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance19.5

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0045

Hue delta11 deg

Lighter colorWine Red

More saturatedRuby Wine

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Ruby Wine

Ruby Wine is #7B1E3A, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Wine Red, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#7B1E3A RGB123, 30, 58 HSL342, 61, 30 CMYK0, 76, 53, 52 Luminance0.0544 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 Ruby Wine, 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#722F37 RGB114, 47, 55 HSL353, 42, 32 CMYK0, 59, 52, 55 Luminance0.0589 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Ruby Wine or Wine Red

Choose Ruby WineRuby Wine is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7B1E3A.

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

PropertyRuby WineWine Red

HEX#7B1E3A#722F37

RGB123, 30, 58114, 47, 55

HSL342, 61, 30353, 42, 32

CMYK0, 76, 53, 520, 59, 52, 55

FamilyPinkRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.05440.0589

Black contrast2.09:12.18:1

White contrast10.06:19.64:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Ruby Winewhite text - 10.06:1

Wine Redwhite text - 9.64:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Ruby Wine#7B1E3A

Wine Red#722F37

#C5305D#C5305D

#B54A56#B54A56

#1E7B5F#1E7B5F

#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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  {
    "slug": "ruby-wine",
    "name": "Ruby Wine",
    "hex": "#7B1E3A",
    "rgb": [
      123,
      30,
      58
    ],
    "hsl": [
      342,
      61,
      30
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      76,
      53,
      52
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0544,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.09,
      "white": 10.06
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.06
    },
    "description": "Ruby Wine is #7B1E3A, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Wine Red, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ruby-wine/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-wine.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "wine-red",
    "name": "Wine Red",
    "hex": "#722F37",
    "rgb": [
      114,
      47,
      55
    ],
    "hsl": [
      353,
      42,
      32
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      59,
      52,
      55
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0589,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.18,
      "white": 9.64
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.64
    },
    "description": "Wine Red is #722F37, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Ruby Wine, it is lighter and less 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/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wine-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 19.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 11,
    "saturation": 19,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0045,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Wine Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Ruby Wine"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Ruby Wine",
      "background": "#7B1E3A",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.06
    },
    {
      "color": "Wine Red",
      "background": "#722F37",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.64
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Ruby Wine is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7B1E3A.",
  "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

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ruby-wine-vs-wine-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-wine.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wine-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Ruby Wine and Wine Red are different pink and red colors with HEX values #7B1E3A and #722F37. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 19.5, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "hsl": [
        342,
        61,
        30
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      "cmyk": [
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        53,
        52
      ],
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.0544,
      "contrast": {
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
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        32
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        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Wine Red is #722F37, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Ruby Wine, it is lighter and less 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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    "sameTemperature": true,
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      },
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        "label": "white text",
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      }
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    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/ruby-wine-vs-wine-red/",
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