Maroon

#7b1c0f

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

This is Maroon, a strong red sitting at 7 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 #7b1c0f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7b1c0f

RGB123, 28, 15

HSL7, 78%, 27%

HSV7, 88%, 48%

CMYK0%, 77%, 88%, 52%

Lab26.95, 39.95, 32.52

XYZ8.67, 5.08, 0.97

Decimal8068111

Web safe#663300

Pantone1810 C

Shades of maroon

#711a0e #68180d #5e150b #55130a #4b1109 #420f08 #380d07 #2e0b06 #250804 #1b0603

Tints of maroon

#9b2313 #ba2a17 #da321b #e64732 #ea6451 #ee8071 #f29c90 #f5b8b0 #f9d5d0 #fdf1ef

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#0f6e7b Analogous#7b0f38 Analogous#7b520f Triadic#0f7b1c Triadic#1c0f7b Split complementary#0f7b52 Split complementary#0f387b

Maroon in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 88, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7b1c0f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 88 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 85 58

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 #7b1c0f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7b1c0f; }
.text { color: #7b1c0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b1c0f; }

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 #7b1c0f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7b1c0f 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 #7b1c0f 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 #7b1c0f 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

Here is how the numbers for #7b1c0f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.