Maroon

#780211

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

This is Maroon, a vivid red sitting at 352 degrees on the wheel. 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 #780211, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#780211
RGB120, 2, 17
HSL352, 97%, 24%
HSV352, 98%, 47%
CMYK0%, 98%, 86%, 53%
Lab23.92, 45.83, 28.34
XYZ7.87, 4.08, 0.9
Decimal7864849
Web safe#660000
Pantone1810 C
Pantone1810 CHex#780211Rgb120 2 17Cmyk0 98 86 53Lab24 46 28Darker#3c0109Deep#64020eLighter#b50d22

Shades of maroon

Tints of maroon

Colors that go with maroon

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, 98, 86, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #780211 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 98 86 53
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 94 83 59
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 #780211 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #780211; }
.text { color: #780211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #780211; }

How maroon looks on light and dark

Maroon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #780211 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.82:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #780211 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 #780211 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #780211 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from maroon, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #780211 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.