Maroon

#840021

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 rich. 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 #840021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#840021

RGB132, 0, 33

HSL345, 100%, 26%

HSV345, 100%, 52%

CMYK0%, 100%, 75%, 48%

Lab26.78, 49.99, 21.96

XYZ9.79, 5.02, 1.89

Decimal8650785

Web safe#990033

Pantone188 C

Shades of maroon

#7a001e #70001c #660019 #5b0017 #510014 #470012 #3d000f #33000d #29000a #1f0008

Tints of maroon

#a8002a #cc0033 #f0003c #ff1550 #ff396b #ff5d86 #ff81a1 #ffa5bc #ffc9d7 #ffedf2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#008463 Analogous#840063 Analogous#842100 Triadic#218400 Triadic#002184 Split complementary#008421 Split complementary#006384

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, 100, 75, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #840021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 75 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 73 54

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 #840021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #840021; }
.text { color: #840021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #840021; }

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 #840021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #840021 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 #840021 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 #840021 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

The figures for #840021 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.