What color is Claret?
Claret is a deep, dark red with a strong blue-purple undertone, hex #7F1734, closer to aged red wine than a bright cherry. The color is noticeably cool for a red, with a shadowed, almost bruised quality that keeps it from reading as a warm tone.
What is the meaning of the color Claret?
French wine merchants in the medieval period exported pale red Bordeaux wines to England under the Old French name claret, derived from clair, meaning clear or light. By the 17th century, the name had shifted in England to describe the deeper red of modern Bordeaux-style wines, and the color followed. The first recorded use of claret as an English color name dates to 1888 in the Oxford English Dictionary. Aston Villa Football Club adopted claret as one of its official club colors in the 1880s, making it one of the earliest documented uses of the name in a non-wine context.
What colors go with Claret?
Colors that pair well with Claret include:
Ivory: soft, warm contrast
Navy: deep, cool balance
Dusty Rose: gentle tonal harmony
Charcoal: strong, grounding depth
Gold: rich, formal warmth
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #7F1734 |
color: #7F1734;
|
| RGB | 127, 23, 52 |
color: rgb(127, 23, 52);
|
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 9%, 20% |
color: rgb(50%, 9%, 20%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 82%, 59%, 50% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 343°, 69%, 29% |
color: hsl(343, 69%, 29%);
|
| HSV | 343°, 82%, 50% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 23, 21, -10 |
color: lab(23% 21 -10);
|
| Decimal | 8329012 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.claret {
color: #7F1734;
}
$claret: #7F1734;
rgb(127, 23, 52)