Maroon

#851121

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 serious. 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 #851121, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#851121

RGB133, 17, 33

HSL352, 77%, 29%

HSV352, 87%, 52%

CMYK0%, 87%, 75%, 48%

Lab28.11, 47.08, 23.59

XYZ10.15, 5.5, 1.97

Decimal8720673

Web safe#990033

Pantone188 C

Shades of maroon

#7a101e #700e1c #650d19 #5b0c16 #500a14 #450911 #3b080f #30060c #260509 #1b0307

Tints of maroon

#a31529 #c21930 #e01d38 #e63951 #ea576c #ed7686 #f194a1 #f5b2bc #f9d1d6 #fdeff1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#118575 Analogous#85115b Analogous#853b11 Triadic#218511 Triadic#112185 Split complementary#11853b Split complementary#115b85

Maroon in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 87, 75, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #851121 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 75 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 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 #851121 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #851121; }
.text { color: #851121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #851121; }

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 #851121 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #851121 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 #851121 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 #851121 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 #851121 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.