Maroon

#6e1f00

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 #6e1f00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6e1f00

RGB110, 31, 0

HSL17, 100%, 22%

HSV17, 100%, 43%

CMYK0%, 72%, 100%, 57%

Lab24.62, 33.68, 35.81

XYZ6.92, 4.29, 0.46

Decimal7216896

Web safe#663300

Pantone168 C

Shades of maroon

#661d00 #5e1b00 #561800 #4e1600 #461400 #3e1200 #360f00 #2e0d00 #270b00 #1f0900

Tints of maroon

#942a00 #ba3500 #e13f00 #ff4e08 #ff692e #ff8454 #ffa07b #ffbba1 #ffd7c7 #fff2ed

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#004f6e Analogous#6e0018 Analogous#6e5600 Triadic#006e1f Triadic#1f006e Split complementary#006e56 Split complementary#00186e

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, 72, 100, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6e1f00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 100 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 96 63

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 #6e1f00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6e1f00; }
.text { color: #6e1f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e1f00; }

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 #6e1f00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6e1f00 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 #6e1f00 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 #6e1f00 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

The figures for #6e1f00 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.