Maroon

#72322b

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 soft. 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 #72322b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#72322b

RGB114, 50, 43

HSL6, 45%, 31%

HSV6, 62%, 45%

CMYK0%, 56%, 62%, 55%

Lab29.5, 27.63, 18.03

XYZ8.52, 6.03, 3.0

Decimal7483947

Web safe#663333

Pantone498 C

Shades of maroon

#692e28 #602a24 #562621 #4d221d #441e1a #3b1a16 #321613 #29120f #1f0e0c #160a08

Tints of maroon

#8a3d34 #a3473d #ba5348 #c36a60 #cc8178 #d59791 #dfaea9 #e8c5c1 #f1dcda #faf3f2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#2b6b72 Analogous#722b47 Analogous#72562b Triadic#2b7232 Triadic#322b72 Split complementary#2b7255 Split complementary#2b4872

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 56, 62, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #72322b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 56 62 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 56 61 61

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 #72322b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #72322b; }
.text { color: #72322b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72322b; }

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 #72322b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #72322b 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 #72322b 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 #72322b 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 #72322b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.