Maroon

#68101c

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 weighty. 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 #68101c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#68101c

RGB104, 16, 28

HSL352, 73%, 24%

HSV352, 85%, 41%

CMYK0%, 85%, 73%, 59%

Lab21.57, 38.29, 17.56

XYZ6.1, 3.4, 1.43

Decimal6819868

Web safe#660033

Pantone505 C

Shades of maroon

#600f1a #590e18 #510c16 #490b14 #410a12 #3a090f #32080d #2a060b #220509 #1b0407

Tints of maroon

#881525 #a91a2d #c91f36 #df2e46 #e44e63 #e96f7f #ee8f9c #f3afb8 #f8cfd5 #fdf0f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#10685c Analogous#681048 Analogous#683010 Triadic#1c6810 Triadic#101c68 Split complementary#106830 Split complementary#104868

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 85, 73, 59.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #68101c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 73 59

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 71 65

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 #68101c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #68101c; }
.text { color: #68101c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68101c; }

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 #68101c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #68101c 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 #68101c 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 #68101c 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 #68101c is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.