Maroon

#56211a

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

Maroon is a deep red that reads rich. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. 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 #56211a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56211a

RGB86, 33, 26

HSL7, 54%, 22%

HSV7, 70%, 34%

CMYK0%, 62%, 70%, 66%

Lab20.6, 24.04, 16.89

XYZ4.57, 3.14, 1.34

Decimal5644570

Web safe#663333

Pantone4695 C

Shades of maroon

#501f18 #491c16 #431a14 #3d1712 #371511 #30130f #2a100d #240e0b #1e0b09 #170907

Tints of maroon

#732c23 #90372c #ae4334 #c65242 #cf6c5f #d8877d #e0a29a #e9bdb7 #f2d8d4 #fbf2f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#1a4f56 Analogous#561a31 Analogous#563f1a Triadic#1a5621 Triadic#211a56 Split complementary#1a563f Split complementary#1a3156

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 70, 66.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56211a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 70 66

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 68 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 #56211a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56211a; }
.text { color: #56211a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56211a; }

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 #56211a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56211a 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 #56211a 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 #56211a 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

Every value on this page for #56211a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.