Maroon

#6d0a21

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 rich. 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 #6d0a21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d0a21

RGB109, 10, 33

HSL346, 83%, 23%

HSV346, 91%, 43%

CMYK0%, 91%, 70%, 57%

Lab22.22, 41.68, 15.17

XYZ6.69, 3.58, 1.78

Decimal7146017

Web safe#660033

Pantone505 C

Shades of maroon

#65091f #5d091c #55081a #4d0717 #450615 #3c0612 #340510 #2c040d #24030b #1c0308

Tints of maroon

#8f0d2b #b11036 #d41340 #eb2250 #ee446b #f16686 #f488a1 #f7aabc #faccd7 #feeff2

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#0a6d56 Analogous#6d0a53 Analogous#6d240a Triadic#216d0a Triadic#0a216d Split complementary#0a6d24 Split complementary#0a536d

Maroon in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 91, 70, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d0a21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 91 70 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 88 68 63

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 #6d0a21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d0a21; }
.text { color: #6d0a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d0a21; }

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 #6d0a21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d0a21 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 #6d0a21 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 #6d0a21 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 #6d0a21 is computed, not guessed. 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.