Maroon

#7c2209

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 #7c2209, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7c2209

RGB124, 34, 9

HSL13, 86%, 26%

HSV13, 93%, 49%

CMYK0%, 73%, 93%, 51%

Lab27.98, 37.78, 36.23

XYZ8.93, 5.45, 0.84

Decimal8135177

Web safe#663300

Pantone1685 C

Shades of maroon

#721f08 #691d08 #5f1a07 #561806 #4c1506 #431205 #391004 #300d03 #260a03 #1d0802

Tints of maroon

#9d2b0b #bf340e #e03e10 #ef5125 #f26c47 #f48768 #f7a28a #f9bcab #fbd7cd #fef2ee

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#09637c Analogous#7c0929 Analogous#7c5c09 Triadic#097c22 Triadic#22097c Split complementary#097c5b Split complementary#092a7c

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, 73, 93, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7c2209 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 73 93 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 71 90 57

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 #7c2209 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7c2209; }
.text { color: #7c2209; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c2209; }

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 #7c2209 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7c2209 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 #7c2209 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 #7c2209 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 #7c2209 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.