RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In the Western world, garnet symbolizes love and passion, often associated with the heart and vitality. Contrastingly, in some Eastern cultures, garnet is seen as a protective stone, believed to ward off negative energy and promote safety during travel.
The term 'garnet' comes from the Middle English word 'gernet', meaning 'dark red'. Garnet gemstones have been used since at least 3100 BC in ancient Egypt, where they were fashioned into jewelry and amulets, signifying wealth and protection.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Garnet. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 33 Reds →Nine steps of Garnet by lightness — from #3C1C1C (darkest) to #B69696 (lightest). Click any to copy.
Sitting opposite Garnet at 181° on the color wheel, these give the highest-contrast pairings.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Garnet.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Garnet anchored at 500 — ready to drop into a design system. Click any step to copy.
Works well as text on light backgrounds; fails on dark.
Thresholds: AA needs 4.5:1 (normal text) / 3:1 (large); AAA needs 7:1 / 4.5:1. Large = 18pt+ or 14pt+ bold.
Copy-ready values for CSS, screen and print, plus the extra conversions designers reach for.
color: #733635; color-mix(in srgb, #733635 70%, white) 1°, 54%, 45% 0, 53, 54, 55 7550517 #663333 How Garnet appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.