Wine vs Maroon
Can you tell them apart?
#722F37
#800000
Perceptual difference (ΔE): 33.6 — clearly different.
Wine and maroon are both dark reds that live in shadow territory where red meets brown or purple. Maroon — named after the French word for chestnut — is a brownish dark red, warm and earthy, the colour associated with dark wood and autumn leaves. Wine, as the name implies, is modelled on the deep red of aged red wine: slightly cooler, with more purple in it and a slightly darker, more complex character. The distinction mirrors actual wine: maroon is table-red warmth; wine-colour is the inside of a Merlot bottle held up to a candle.
How to tell them apart
Wine leans slightly cooler and more purple-tinted than maroon; maroon leans warmer and browner. If it looks like a glass of red held to a candle, rich burgundy wine, or a dark aubergine-red, it's wine; if it looks like dark chestnut brown-red or an earthy dark red, it's maroon.
Color values
| HEX | #722F37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 114, 47, 55 |
| HSL | 353°, 42%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 59, 52, 55 |
| HEX | #800000 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 128, 0, 0 |
| HSL | 0°, 100%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 100, 100, 50 |
FAQ
- Is wine darker than maroon?
- They're similar in depth, but wine tends to be slightly cooler and more purple; maroon is warmer and browner.
- Is wine the same colour as maroon?
- No. Wine has a purple undertone from grape pigments; maroon has a brown-earthy undertone.