Maroon

#811b1e

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 358 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 #811b1e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#811b1e

RGB129, 27, 30

HSL358, 65%, 31%

HSV358, 79%, 51%

CMYK0%, 79%, 77%, 49%

Lab28.23, 42.83, 25.43

XYZ9.68, 5.54, 1.79

Decimal8461086

Web safe#993333

Pantone1810 C

Shades of maroon

#77191c #6c1719 #621417 #581214 #4d1012 #430e10 #380c0d #2e0a0b #240708 #190506

Tints of maroon

#9d2124 #b9272b #d32e33 #d9494e #df6569 #e58184 #ea9d9f #f0b9ba #f6d4d5 #fcf0f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#1b817e Analogous#811b51 Analogous#814b1b Triadic#1e811b Triadic#1b1e81 Split complementary#1b814b Split complementary#1b5181

Maroon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 77, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #811b1e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 77 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 75 55

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 #811b1e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #811b1e; }
.text { color: #811b1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #811b1e; }

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 #811b1e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #811b1e 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 #811b1e 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 #811b1e 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 #811b1e is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.