Maroon

#55100c

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 #55100c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55100c

RGB85, 16, 12

HSL3, 75%, 19%

HSV3, 86%, 33%

CMYK0%, 81%, 86%, 67%

Lab17.12, 31.11, 21.13

XYZ4.0, 2.33, 0.59

Decimal5574668

Web safe#660000

Pantone4695 C

Shades of maroon

#4f0f0b #490e0a #440d0a #3e0c09 #380b08 #320907 #2c0806 #260705 #210605 #1b0504

Tints of maroon

#781711 #9a1d16 #bd241b #df2a20 #e44b42 #e96c65 #ee8d87 #f3aeaa #f8cfcd #fdf0ef

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#0c5155 Analogous#550c2c Analogous#55350c Triadic#0c5510 Triadic#100c55 Split complementary#0c5535 Split complementary#0c2c55

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, 81, 86, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55100c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 86 67

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 83 73

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 #55100c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55100c; }
.text { color: #55100c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55100c; }

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 #55100c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55100c 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 #55100c 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 #55100c 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 #55100c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.