Maroon

#5e2b16

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. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #5e2b16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5e2b16

RGB94, 43, 22

HSL18, 62%, 23%

HSV18, 77%, 37%

CMYK0%, 54%, 77%, 63%

Lab24.21, 21.52, 24.01

XYZ5.62, 4.17, 1.27

Decimal6171414

Web safe#663300

Pantone175 C

Shades of maroon

#572814 #502513 #492211 #421e10 #3b1b0e #34180c #2e150b #271209 #200f07 #190b06

Tints of maroon

#7c391d #9b4724 #b9552b #d1663a #d87d58 #df9577 #e6ad95 #edc4b4 #f4dcd2 #fcf4f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#16495e Analogous#5e1625 Analogous#5e4f16 Triadic#165e2b Triadic#2b165e Split complementary#165e4f Split complementary#16255e

Maroon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 54, 77, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5e2b16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 54 77 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 54 75 69

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 #5e2b16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5e2b16; }
.text { color: #5e2b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e2b16; }

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 #5e2b16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5e2b16 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 #5e2b16 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 #5e2b16 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

The figures for #5e2b16 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.