Maroon

#6c1f20

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

Maroon lands in the red band, deep and strong. 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 #6c1f20, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6c1f20
RGB108, 31, 32
HSL359, 55%, 27%
HSV359, 71%, 42%
CMYK0%, 71%, 70%, 58%
Lab24.55, 34.14, 18.73
XYZ6.94, 4.27, 1.83
Decimal7085856
Web safe#663333
Pantone491 C
Pantone491 CHex#6c1f20Rgb108 31 32Cmyk0 71 70 58Lab25 34 19Darker#300e0eDeep#4f1717Lighter#9e3536

Shades of maroon

Tints of maroon

Colors that go with maroon

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, 71, 70, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6c1f20 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 71 70 58
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 69 68 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 #6c1f20 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6c1f20; }
.text { color: #6c1f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c1f20; }

How maroon looks on light and dark

Maroon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6c1f20 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.32:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.85:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6c1f20 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 #6c1f20 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #6c1f20 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #6c1f20 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.