Maroon

#7a1921

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 #7a1921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7a1921

RGB122, 25, 33

HSL355, 66%, 29%

HSV355, 80%, 48%

CMYK0%, 80%, 73%, 52%

Lab26.57, 41.39, 21.19

XYZ8.65, 4.94, 1.94

Decimal8001825

Web safe#660033

Pantone188 C

Shades of maroon

#70171e #67151c #5d1319 #531117 #4a0f14 #400d11 #360b0f #2d090c #230709 #190507

Tints of maroon

#971f29 #b32530 #d02b38 #d94451 #df616b #e47e86 #ea9aa1 #f0b7bc #f6d4d6 #fcf0f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#197a72 Analogous#7a1952 Analogous#7a4219 Triadic#217a19 Triadic#19217a Split complementary#197a42 Split complementary#19517a

Maroon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 80, 73, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7a1921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 73 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 71 58

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 #7a1921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7a1921; }
.text { color: #7a1921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a1921; }

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 #7a1921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7a1921 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 #7a1921 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 #7a1921 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 #7a1921 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.