Red Wine Color
Red Wine is a pink color with hex code #8C0034. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with red wine, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Red Wine Color Values
What Does Red Wine Mean?
Red Wine belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Red Wine adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Red Wine is classified as a red (nearest centroid: deep red, #841B2D).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Red Wine
Red Wine and #008A57 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #8A0077 and #8A1200, which sit beside red wine on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair red wine with triadic partners #328A00 and #00328A. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bordeaux —
#7B002C(Delta E 6) - Cranberry —
#9E003A(Delta E 7) - Claret —
#7F1734(Delta E 9) - Wine Red —
#7B0323(Delta E 9) - Purple Red —
#990147(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #8C0034; }
.background { background-color: #8C0034; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8C0034; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #8C003440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for red wine?
Red Wine has the hex code #8C0034. In RGB notation it is rgb(140, 0, 52), in HSL it is hsl(338, 100%, 27%), and its OKLCH value is 0.409, 0.163, 10.7.
What does the color red wine mean?
Pink-family colors like red wine carry distinct psychological associations. Red Wine belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Red Wine adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with red wine?
Red Wine has three easy routes: its complement #008A57 for punch, its neighbors #8A0077 and #8A1200 for something calmer, or triadic partners #328A00 and #00328A when you want energy.
Is red wine a standard web color?
No — Red Wine is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #8C0034 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make red wine lighter or darker?
To lighten red wine, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFC2D8 (lightest tint) to #1A0009 (darkest shade).
About Red Wine
Red Wine is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD.
Use our Color Converter to convert #8C0034 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.