Maroon

#881621

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

This is Maroon, a strong red sitting at 354 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 #881621, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#881621

RGB136, 22, 33

HSL354, 72%, 31%

HSV354, 84%, 53%

CMYK0%, 84%, 76%, 47%

Lab29.2, 46.69, 25.02

XYZ10.71, 5.92, 2.02

Decimal8918561

Web safe#990033

Pantone1810 C

Shades of maroon

#7d141e #72121c #671119 #5c0f16 #510d14 #460b11 #3b0a0e #30080c #250609 #1a0406

Tints of maroon

#a51b28 #c21f2f #dc2638 #e14352 #e5606d #ea7d87 #ef99a2 #f3b6bc #f8d3d6 #fdf0f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#16887d Analogous#88165a Analogous#884416 Triadic#218816 Triadic#162188 Split complementary#168844 Split complementary#165a88

Maroon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 84, 76, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #881621 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 84 76 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 81 74 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 #881621 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #881621; }
.text { color: #881621; }
.border { border: 2px solid #881621; }

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 #881621 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #881621 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 #881621 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 #881621 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 #881621 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 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.