Maroon

#81231f

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 #81231f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#81231f

RGB129, 35, 31

HSL2, 61%, 31%

HSV2, 76%, 51%

CMYK0%, 73%, 76%, 49%

Lab29.33, 39.87, 26.04

XYZ9.9, 5.97, 1.93

Decimal8463135

Web safe#993333

Pantone1810 C

Shades of maroon

#77201c #6c1d1a #621b17 #571815 #4d1512 #421210 #380f0d #2e0c0b #230a08 #190706

Tints of maroon

#9c2a25 #b7322c #ce3b35 #d55550 #db6f6b #e28985 #e8a3a0 #efbdbb #f5d7d6 #fcf1f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#1f7d81 Analogous#811f4c Analogous#81541f Triadic#1f8123 Triadic#231f81 Split complementary#1f8154 Split complementary#1f4c81

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 73, 76, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #81231f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 73 76 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 71 74 55

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 #81231f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #81231f; }
.text { color: #81231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81231f; }

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 #81231f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #81231f 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 #81231f 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 #81231f 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 #81231f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.