Maroon

#4e0100

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

This is Maroon, a vivid red sitting at 1 degrees on the wheel. 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 #4e0100, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e0100

RGB78, 1, 0

HSL1, 100%, 15%

HSV1, 100%, 31%

CMYK0%, 99%, 100%, 69%

Lab13.48, 33.58, 21.09

XYZ3.15, 1.64, 0.15

Decimal5112064

Web safe#660000

Pantone490 C

Shades of maroon

#490100 #450100 #400100 #3b0100 #360100 #320100 #2d0100 #280100 #230000 #1f0000

Tints of maroon

#770200 #a10200 #ca0300 #f40300 #ff211e #ff4a47 #ff7371 #ff9c9a #ffc4c4 #ffeded

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#004d4e Analogous#4e0026 Analogous#4e2800 Triadic#004e01 Triadic#01004e Split complementary#004e28 Split complementary#00264e

Maroon in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 99, 100, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e0100 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 99 100 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 95 96 75

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Maroon in css

Copy #4e0100 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e0100; }
.text { color: #4e0100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e0100; }

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 #4e0100 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e0100 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Maroon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4e0100 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn maroon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4e0100 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 #4e0100 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.