Maroon

#5b230f

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

Maroon sits in the orange range, dark and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #5b230f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b230f

RGB91, 35, 15

HSL16, 72%, 21%

HSV16, 84%, 36%

CMYK0%, 62%, 84%, 64%

Lab21.8, 24.43, 25.34

XYZ5.0, 3.46, 0.86

Decimal5972751

Web safe#663300

Pantone483 C

Shades of maroon

#55210e #4e1e0d #481c0c #41190b #3b170a #341409 #2e1208 #270f06 #210d05 #1a0a04

Tints of maroon

#7c3014 #9d3d1a #be491f #dc5829 #e1724a #e78c6b #eca58c #f2bfad #f7d9cf #fcf3f0

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#0f475b Analogous#5b0f21 Analogous#5b490f Triadic#0f5b23 Triadic#230f5b Split complementary#0f5b49 Split complementary#0f215b

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 84, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b230f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 84 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 81 70

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 #5b230f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b230f; }
.text { color: #5b230f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b230f; }

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 #5b230f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b230f 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 #5b230f 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 #5b230f 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 #5b230f are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.