Maroon

#740021

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

Maroon is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #740021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#740021

RGB116, 0, 33

HSL343, 100%, 23%

HSV343, 100%, 45%

CMYK0%, 100%, 72%, 55%

Lab23.08, 45.8, 16.59

XYZ7.48, 3.82, 1.78

Decimal7602209

Web safe#660033

Pantone188 C

Shades of maroon

#6b001f #63001c #5a001a #520017 #490015 #410012 #380010 #30000e #27000b #1f0009

Tints of maroon

#9a002c #bf0036 #e50041 #ff0b51 #ff316c #ff5787 #ff7ca1 #ffa2bc #ffc8d7 #ffedf2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#007453 Analogous#74005b Analogous#741900 Triadic#217400 Triadic#002174 Split complementary#007419 Split complementary#005b74

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, 100, 72, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #740021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 72 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 70 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 #740021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #740021; }
.text { color: #740021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #740021; }

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 #740021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #740021 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 #740021 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 #740021 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 #740021 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.