Maroon

#5b2917

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

This is Maroon, a strong orange at 16 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #5b2917, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b2917

RGB91, 41, 23

HSL16, 60%, 22%

HSV16, 75%, 36%

CMYK0%, 55%, 75%, 64%

Lab23.24, 21.41, 22.18

XYZ5.26, 3.87, 1.28

Decimal5974295

Web safe#663300

Pantone4695 C

Shades of maroon

#542615 #4e2314 #472012 #401d10 #3a1a0f #33170d #2c140b #26110a #1f0e08 #180b06

Tints of maroon

#79371f #974426 #b6522e #ce623c #d57a5a #dd9378 #e5ab96 #ecc3b4 #f4dbd3 #fbf4f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#17495b Analogous#5b1727 Analogous#5b4b17 Triadic#175b29 Triadic#29175b Split complementary#175b4b Split complementary#17275b

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 75, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b2917 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 75 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 73 70

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 #5b2917 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b2917; }
.text { color: #5b2917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2917; }

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 #5b2917 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b2917 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 #5b2917 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 #5b2917 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 #5b2917 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.