Maroon

#83271c

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

Maroon lands in the red band, deep and strong. 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 #83271c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#83271c

RGB131, 39, 28

HSL6, 65%, 31%

HSV6, 79%, 51%

CMYK0%, 70%, 79%, 49%

Lab30.3, 38.76, 29.04

XYZ10.3, 6.36, 1.78

Decimal8595228

Web safe#993333

Pantone181 C

Shades of maroon

#78241a #6e2117 #631e15 #591a13 #4e1711 #44140e #39110c #2e0e0a #240b08 #190805

Tints of maroon

#9e2f22 #ba3728 #d34230 #d95b4c #df7467 #e48d83 #eaa69e #f0bfb9 #f6d8d5 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#1c7883 Analogous#831c44 Analogous#835b1c Triadic#1c8327 Triadic#271c83 Split complementary#1c835b Split complementary#1c4483

Maroon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 70, 79, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #83271c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 79 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 77 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 #83271c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #83271c; }
.text { color: #83271c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83271c; }

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 #83271c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #83271c 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 #83271c 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 #83271c 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 #83271c is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.