Claret is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Crimson, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Claret is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Claret is #680018.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Claret has 41%% Red, 0% Green, and 9% Blue.
Claret has 346° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 41% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Claret has 346° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 20% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Claret has 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 77% yellow, and 59% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#680018 |
|
RGB |
(104, 0, 24) |
(41%, 0%, 9%) |
HSV |
(346°, 100, 41) |
(96%, 100%, 41%) |
HSL |
(346°, 100, 20) |
(96%, 100%, 20%) |
CMYK |
(0, 100, 77, 59) |
(0%, 100%, 77%, 59%) |
The natural luminance of Claret is 3%, which is low.
Claret has a higher contrast with white than black.
Claret and black have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Claret and white have a 13.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.6) |
AAA (13.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Claret paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 35% Red, 5% Magenta, 59% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
35%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
5%
Black
59%
White
0%
To mix Claret paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 23% Magenta, 18% Yellow, 59% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
23%
Yellow
18%
Black
59%
White
0%
Colors similar to Claret are: Maroon, Rosewood, Wine Red, Bordeaux, and Dark Scarlet. Maroon is more magenta than Claret. Rosewood is more red than Claret. Bordeaux is more magenta than Claret. Dark Scarlet is paler than Claret.