Maroon

#6c2200

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

This is Maroon, a vivid orange at 19 degrees. 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 #6c2200, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6c2200

RGB108, 34, 0

HSL19, 100%, 21%

HSV19, 100%, 42%

CMYK0%, 69%, 100%, 58%

Lab24.74, 31.52, 35.79

XYZ6.76, 4.33, 0.48

Decimal7086592

Web safe#663300

Pantone168 C

Shades of maroon

#642000 #5d1d00 #551b00 #4d1800 #451600 #3e1300 #361100 #2e0f00 #260c00 #1f0a00

Tints of maroon

#922e00 #b93a00 #df4600 #ff5507 #ff6f2d #ff8953 #ffa47a #ffbea0 #ffd8c7 #fff3ed

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#004a6c Analogous#6c0014 Analogous#6c5800 Triadic#006c22 Triadic#22006c Split complementary#006c58 Split complementary#00146c

Maroon in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 69, 100, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6c2200 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 69 100 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 96 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 #6c2200 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6c2200; }
.text { color: #6c2200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2200; }

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 #6c2200 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6c2200 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 #6c2200 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 #6c2200 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 #6c2200 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.