Maroon

#5a1717

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 #5a1717, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a1717

RGB90, 23, 23

HSL0, 59%, 22%

HSV0, 74%, 35%

CMYK0%, 74%, 74%, 65%

Lab19.43, 30.53, 17.66

XYZ4.68, 2.85, 1.11

Decimal5904151

Web safe#660000

Pantone490 C

Shades of maroon

#531515 #4d1414 #461212 #401010 #390f0f #330d0d #2c0b0b #250a0a #1f0808 #180606

Tints of maroon

#781f1f #962626 #b52e2e #cd3c3c #d55a5a #dc7878 #e49696 #ecb4b4 #f4d3d3 #fbf1f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#175a5a Analogous#5a1739 Analogous#5a3917 Triadic#175a17 Triadic#17175a Split complementary#175a39 Split complementary#17385a

Maroon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 74, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a1717 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 74 65

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 72 71

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Maroon in css

Copy #5a1717 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a1717; }
.text { color: #5a1717; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a1717; }

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 #5a1717 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a1717 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Maroon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5a1717 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn maroon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5a1717 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 #5a1717 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.