Maroon

#561816

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

This is Maroon, a strong red sitting at 2 degrees on the wheel. 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 #561816, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#561816
RGB86, 24, 22
HSL2, 59%, 21%
HSV2, 74%, 34%
CMYK0%, 72%, 74%, 66%
Lab18.76, 28.48, 17.34
XYZ4.31, 2.69, 1.05
Decimal5642262
Web safe#660000
Pantone490 C
Pantone490 CHex#561816Rgb86 24 22Cmyk0 72 74 66Lab19 28 17Darker#310e0cDeep#511715Lighter#8a2d2a

Shades of maroon

Tints of maroon

Colors that go with maroon

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 74, 66.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #561816 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 72 74 66
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 70 72 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Maroon in css

Copy #561816 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #561816; }
.text { color: #561816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #561816; }

How maroon looks on light and dark

Maroon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #561816 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.65:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.54:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #561816 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 #561816 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #561816 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #561816 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.