Maroon

#6b291f

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

This is Maroon, a strong red sitting at 8 degrees on the wheel. 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 #6b291f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6b291f

RGB107, 41, 31

HSL8, 55%, 27%

HSV8, 71%, 42%

CMYK0%, 62%, 71%, 58%

Lab26.19, 28.77, 21.32

XYZ7.1, 4.81, 1.85

Decimal7022879

Web safe#663333

Pantone483 C

Shades of maroon

#63261d #5a231a #521f18 #4a1c15 #411913 #391611 #31130e #280f0c #200c09 #180907

Tints of maroon

#863427 #a23e2f #bd4937 #cb5d4c #d37668 #db8f83 #e3a89f #ebc1ba #f3dad6 #fbf2f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#1f616b Analogous#6b1f3b Analogous#6b4f1f Triadic#1f6b29 Triadic#291f6b Split complementary#1f6b4f Split complementary#1f3b6b

Maroon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 71, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6b291f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 71 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 69 64

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 #6b291f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6b291f; }
.text { color: #6b291f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b291f; }

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 #6b291f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6b291f 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 #6b291f 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 #6b291f 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 #6b291f 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.