RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In Western cultures, wine signifies sophistication and celebration, often linked to festivities and indulgence. In contrast, in some Eastern cultures, red can symbolize luck and prosperity, showing the color's multifaceted nature across different traditions.
The term 'wine' traces back to the Old French word 'vin', which has been used since the 14th century to describe the fermented beverage. Ancient Greeks and Romans prized the color of wine in their art and clothing, often associating it with nobility and festivity.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Wine. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 33 Reds →Nine steps of Wine by lightness — from #3B181D (darkest) to #B69397 (lightest). Click any to copy.
Sitting opposite Wine at 173° on the color wheel, these give the highest-contrast pairings.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Wine.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Wine 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: #722F37; color-mix(in srgb, #722F37 70%, white) 353°, 59%, 45% 0, 59, 52, 55 7483191 #663333 How Wine appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.