Maroon

#5c2b13

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

Maroon sits in the orange range, deep 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 #5c2b13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c2b13

RGB92, 43, 19

HSL20, 66%, 22%

HSV20, 79%, 36%

CMYK0%, 53%, 79%, 64%

Lab23.84, 20.45, 25.27

XYZ5.4, 4.05, 1.11

Decimal6040339

Web safe#663300

Pantone168 C

Shades of maroon

#552812 #48220f #411f0d #3b1b0c #34180b #2d1509 #271208 #200f07 #190c05

Tints of maroon

#7c3a1a #9b4920 #bb5727 #d56833 #db7f52 #e29772 #e8ae91 #efc5b1 #f5ddd1 #fcf4f0

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#13445c Analogous#5c131f Analogous#5c5013 Triadic#135c2b Triadic#2b135c Split complementary#135c50 Split complementary#131f5c

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 53, 79, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c2b13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 53 79 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 53 77 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Maroon in css

Copy #5c2b13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c2b13; }
.text { color: #5c2b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2b13; }

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 #5c2b13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c2b13 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 #5c2b13 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 #5c2b13 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 #5c2b13 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.