Maroon

#850021

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

This is Maroon, a vivid red sitting at 345 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 #850021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#850021

RGB133, 0, 33

HSL345, 100%, 26%

HSV345, 100%, 52%

CMYK0%, 100%, 75%, 48%

Lab27.01, 50.25, 22.29

XYZ9.95, 5.1, 1.9

Decimal8716321

Web safe#990033

Pantone188 C

Shades of maroon

#7b001e #71001c #660019 #5c0017 #520014 #480012 #3d000f #33000d #29000a #1f0008

Tints of maroon

#a9002a #cd0033 #f1003c #ff1650 #ff3a6b #ff5d86 #ff81a1 #ffa5bc #ffc9d7 #ffedf2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#008564 Analogous#850064 Analogous#852200 Triadic#218500 Triadic#002185 Split complementary#008522 Split complementary#006485

Maroon in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 75, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #850021 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 #850021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #850021; }
.text { color: #850021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #850021; }

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 #850021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #850021 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 #850021 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 #850021 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 #850021 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.