Maroon

#8a021f

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

Maroon lands in the red band, deep and vivid. 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 #8a021f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a021f

RGB138, 2, 31

HSL347, 97%, 27%

HSV347, 99%, 54%

CMYK0%, 99%, 78%, 46%

Lab28.24, 51.13, 25.32

XYZ10.75, 5.55, 1.8

Decimal9044511

Web safe#990033

Pantone188 C

Shades of maroon

#7f021d #74021a #6a0218 #5f0115 #540113 #490110 #3f010e #34010c #290109 #1e0007

Tints of maroon

#ad0327 #cf032f #f20436 #fc1d4d #fc4068 #fd6383 #fd859f #fea8ba #fecbd6 #ffedf1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#028a6d Analogous#8a0263 Analogous#8a2902 Triadic#1f8a02 Triadic#021f8a Split complementary#028a29 Split complementary#02638a

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, 78, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a021f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 99 78 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 95 76 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 #8a021f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a021f; }
.text { color: #8a021f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a021f; }

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 #8a021f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a021f 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 #8a021f 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 #8a021f 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 #8a021f is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.