Maroon

#79220c

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 12 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #79220c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#79220c

RGB121, 34, 12

HSL12, 82%, 26%

HSV12, 90%, 47%

CMYK0%, 72%, 90%, 53%

Lab27.4, 36.75, 34.23

XYZ8.52, 5.24, 0.91

Decimal7938572

Web safe#663300

Pantone181 C

Shades of maroon

#701f0b #661d0a #5d1a09 #541808 #4a1507 #411206 #381006 #2e0d05 #250a04 #1c0803

Tints of maroon

#9a2b0f #ba3412 #db3e16 #ea512b #ed6c4b #f0876c #f4a28d #f7bcad #fad7ce #fdf2ef

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#0c6379 Analogous#790c2c Analogous#79580c Triadic#0c7922 Triadic#220c79 Split complementary#0c7958 Split complementary#0c2c79

Maroon in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 90, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #79220c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 90 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 87 59

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #79220c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #79220c; }
.text { color: #79220c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79220c; }

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 #79220c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #79220c 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 #79220c 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 #79220c 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

Every value on this page for #79220c is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.