Maroon

#4c170a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for maroon, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Maroon is a dark red that reads dramatic. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #4c170a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c170a

RGB76, 23, 10

HSL12, 77%, 17%

HSV12, 87%, 30%

CMYK0%, 70%, 87%, 70%

Lab16.36, 24.31, 20.63

XYZ3.34, 2.17, 0.53

Decimal4986634

Web safe#330000

Pantone4695 C

Shades of maroon

#421409 #381107 #2f0e06 #2a0d05 #250b05 #200a04 #1b0804

Tints of maroon

#70220f #942d13 #b83818 #dc421d #e55d3c #ea7b60 #ef9984 #f3b6a7 #f8d4cb #fdf2ef

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#0a3f4c Analogous#4c0a1e Analogous#4c380a Triadic#0a4c17 Triadic#170a4c Split complementary#0a4c38 Split complementary#0a1e4c

Maroon in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 70, 87, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c170a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 87 70

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 84 76

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Maroon in css

Copy #4c170a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c170a; }
.text { color: #4c170a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c170a; }

How maroon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Maroon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4c170a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c170a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Maroon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4c170a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around maroon? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn maroon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4c170a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from maroon, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #4c170a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.