Wine Red (#B11226)

The hex code for Wine Red is #B11226. It is rgb(177, 18, 38) in RGB, hsl(352, 82%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 79%, 31%) in CMYK — a dark red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#B11226

RGBrgb(177, 18, 38)

HSLhsl(352, 82%, 38%)

HSVhsv(352, 90%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 79%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.187 23.3)

LABlab(38.43% 59.76 35.44)

LCHlch(38.43% 69.48 30.67)

Colors Closest to Wine Red

Wine Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Upsdell Red#AE2029ΔE 4.02 Fire Brick#B22222ΔE 5.1 Spartan Crimson#9E1316ΔE 7.97 Cardinal#C41E3AΔE 8.13 Red (NCS)#C40233ΔE 8.34 Carmine#960018ΔE 8.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#B11226 Channel Values

How Wine Red breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 177 · G 18 · B 38	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 352° · S 82% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 352° · S 90% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 90% · Y 79% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.04:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Wine Red background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Wine Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Wine Red; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Wine Red

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Wine Red Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B11226

Protanopia#505024

Protanomaly#823F25

Deuteranopia#6C6C15

Deuteranomaly#8D561D

Tritanopia#B11515

Tritanomaly#B1141D

Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #B11226 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--wine-red: #B11226;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B11226;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'wine-red': '#B11226' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.071, blue: 0.149)

Android XML<color name="wine_red">#B11226</color>

SVG fillfill="#B11226"

More Red Colors

Wine Red sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b21807 b10304 b22222 b00b1e b30000 af593e b57281 af4035 b76e79 ae2029 b90e0a ae0c00 c72c48 d98695 e63e62 f4c2c2 fd5e53 ff3859 ff8e7a ffd6d6 3c1414 603939 7e5e60 996666

#B11226 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Wine Red?

The hex code for Wine Red is #B11226. That is rgb(177, 18, 38) in RGB, hsl(352, 82%, 38%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 79%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B11226?

#B11226 is rgb(177, 18, 38) — red 177, green 18, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B11226?

#B11226 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 79%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B11226 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B11226 scores 7.04:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B11226 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B11226 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 5.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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