Maroon

#860121

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 346 degrees on the wheel. 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 #860121, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#860121

RGB134, 1, 33

HSL346, 99%, 26%

HSV346, 99%, 53%

CMYK0%, 99%, 75%, 47%

Lab27.3, 50.34, 22.69

XYZ10.12, 5.2, 1.91

Decimal8782113

Web safe#990033

Pantone188 C

Shades of maroon

#7c011e #71011c #670119 #5d0117 #520114 #480112 #3d000f #33000d #29000a #1e0007

Tints of maroon

#a9012a #cd0232 #f0023b #fd1950 #fe3c6b #fe5f86 #fe83a1 #fea6bc #ffcad7 #ffedf2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#018666 Analogous#860164 Analogous#862301 Triadic#218601 Triadic#012186 Split complementary#018623 Split complementary#016486

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, 99, 75, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #860121 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 99 75 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 95 73 53

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 #860121 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #860121; }
.text { color: #860121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #860121; }

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 #860121 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #860121 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 #860121 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 #860121 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 #860121 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.