Maroon

#73271d

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

Maroon is a deep red that reads weighty. 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 #73271d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#73271d

RGB115, 39, 29

HSL7, 60%, 28%

HSV7, 75%, 45%

CMYK0%, 66%, 75%, 55%

Lab27.25, 32.84, 24.19

XYZ8.02, 5.18, 1.74

Decimal7546653

Web safe#663333

Pantone181 C

Shades of maroon

#6a241b #612118 #581e16 #4f1b14 #461812 #3d150f #34120d #2b0e0b #210b08 #180806

Tints of maroon

#8f3024 #ab3a2b #c64332 #d15a4a #d87366 #df8c82 #e6a69d #edbfb9 #f4d9d5 #fbf2f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#1d6973 Analogous#731d3e Analogous#73521d Triadic#1d7327 Triadic#271d73 Split complementary#1d7352 Split complementary#1d3e73

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, 66, 75, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #73271d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 75 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 73 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 #73271d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #73271d; }
.text { color: #73271d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73271d; }

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 #73271d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #73271d 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 #73271d 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 #73271d 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 #73271d 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.