Maroon

#8a0013

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 352 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 #8a0013, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a0013

RGB138, 0, 19

HSL352, 100%, 27%

HSV352, 100%, 54%

CMYK0%, 100%, 86%, 46%

Lab27.98, 51.09, 32.47

XYZ10.6, 5.45, 1.11

Decimal9043987

Web safe#990000

Pantone1810 C

Shades of maroon

#7f0012 #750010 #6a000f #5f000d #54000c #4a000a #3f0009 #340007 #290006 #1f0004

Tints of maroon

#ad0018 #d1001d #f40022 #ff1938 #ff3c57 #ff5f75 #ff8394 #ffa6b3 #ffcad1 #ffedf0

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#008a77 Analogous#8a0058 Analogous#8a3200 Triadic#138a00 Triadic#00138a Split complementary#008a32 Split complementary#00588a

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, 100, 86, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a0013 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 86 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 83 52

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 #8a0013 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a0013; }
.text { color: #8a0013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a0013; }

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 #8a0013 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a0013 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 #8a0013 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 #8a0013 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

Every value on this page for #8a0013 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.