Maroon

#551514

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

Maroon lands in the red band, dark and strong. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Maroon color values

Every conversion for #551514, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#551514

RGB85, 21, 20

HSL1, 62%, 21%

HSV1, 76%, 33%

CMYK0%, 75%, 76%, 67%

Lab18.0, 29.38, 17.74

XYZ4.14, 2.52, 0.93

Decimal5575956

Web safe#660000

Pantone490 C

Shades of maroon

#4f1413 #491211 #431110 #3d0f0e #370e0d #310c0b #2b0b0a #250909 #1f0807 #190606

Tints of maroon

#741d1b #942423 #b32c2a #cf3735 #d75654 #de7573 #e59493 #edb3b2 #f4d2d1 #fcf1f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#145455 Analogous#551434 Analogous#553514 Triadic#145515 Triadic#151455 Split complementary#145535 Split complementary#143455

Maroon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 76, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #551514 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 76 67

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 74 73

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 #551514 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #551514; }
.text { color: #551514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551514; }

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 #551514 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #551514 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 #551514 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 #551514 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 #551514 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.