Maroon

#6c0921

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

This is Maroon, a vivid red sitting at 345 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 #6c0921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6c0921

RGB108, 9, 33

HSL345, 85%, 23%

HSV345, 92%, 42%

CMYK0%, 92%, 69%, 58%

Lab21.92, 41.61, 14.74

XYZ6.56, 3.49, 1.77

Decimal7080225

Web safe#660033

Pantone505 C

Shades of maroon

#64081f #5c081c #54071a #4c0617 #440615 #3c0512 #340410 #2c040e #24030b #1c0209

Tints of maroon

#8f0c2c #b10f36 #d41241 #ec1f51 #ef416c #f26486 #f587a1 #f8a9bc #fbccd7 #feeff2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#096c54 Analogous#6c0952 Analogous#6c2309 Triadic#216c09 Triadic#09216c Split complementary#096c23 Split complementary#09526c

Maroon in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 92, 69, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6c0921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 92 69 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 89 67 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Maroon in css

Copy #6c0921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6c0921; }
.text { color: #6c0921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c0921; }

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 #6c0921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6c0921 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 #6c0921 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 #6c0921 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 #6c0921 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.