Maroon

#5f3021

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

Maroon is a deep orange with rich warmth. 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 #5f3021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5f3021

RGB95, 48, 33

HSL15, 48%, 25%

HSV15, 65%, 37%

CMYK0%, 49%, 65%, 63%

Lab25.73, 19.76, 19.02

XYZ6.05, 4.66, 2.02

Decimal6238241

Web safe#663333

Pantone477 C

Shades of maroon

#582c1e #51291c #492519 #422117 #3b1e14 #341a12 #2c160f #25130d #1e0f0a #170b08

Tints of maroon

#7a3e2a #954b34 #b0593d #c26b50 #cb826b #d59986 #deb0a1 #e8c6bc #f1ddd7 #faf4f2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#21505f Analogous#5f2131 Analogous#5f4f21 Triadic#215f30 Triadic#30215f Split complementary#215f4f Split complementary#21315f

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 65, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5f3021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 49 65 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 49 64 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Maroon in css

Copy #5f3021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5f3021; }
.text { color: #5f3021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3021; }

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 #5f3021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5f3021 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 #5f3021 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 #5f3021 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 #5f3021 are worked out. 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.