Maroon

#561212

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #561212, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#561212

RGB86, 18, 18

HSL0, 65%, 20%

HSV0, 79%, 34%

CMYK0%, 79%, 79%, 66%

Lab17.71, 30.94, 18.72

XYZ4.16, 2.45, 0.83

Decimal5640722

Web safe#660000

Pantone490 C

Shades of maroon

#4a0f0f #3e0d0d #380c0c #320a0a #2c0909 #250808 #1f0707 #190505

Tints of maroon

#761919 #961f1f #b62626 #d43030 #da5050 #e17070 #e89090 #eeb0b0 #f5d0d0 #fcf0f0

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#125656 Analogous#561234 Analogous#563412 Triadic#125612 Triadic#121256 Split complementary#125634 Split complementary#123456

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, 79, 79, 66.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #561212 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 79 66

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 77 72

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 #561212 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #561212; }
.text { color: #561212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #561212; }

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 #561212 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #561212 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 #561212 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 #561212 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 #561212 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.