Maroon

#51150e

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

Maroon lands in the red band, dark and strong. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #51150e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#51150e

RGB81, 21, 14

HSL6, 71%, 19%

HSV6, 83%, 32%

CMYK0%, 74%, 83%, 68%

Lab17.07, 27.53, 19.91

XYZ3.74, 2.32, 0.67

Decimal5313806

Web safe#660000

Pantone4695 C

Shades of maroon

#46120c #3b0f0a #300c08 #2b0b07 #250a06 #200805 #1a0705

Tints of maroon

#731e14 #95271a #b72f20 #d83825 #df5646 #e57568 #eb948a #f1b3ac #f7d2ce #fcf1f0

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#0e4a51 Analogous#510e28 Analogous#51370e Triadic#0e5115 Triadic#150e51 Split complementary#0e5137 Split complementary#0e2851

Maroon in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 83, 68.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #51150e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 83 68

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 80 74

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 #51150e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #51150e; }
.text { color: #51150e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51150e; }

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 #51150e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #51150e 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 #51150e 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 #51150e 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

Here is how the numbers for #51150e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.