Maroon

#6d2e2e

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. 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 #6d2e2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d2e2e

RGB109, 46, 46

HSL0, 41%, 30%

HSV0, 58%, 43%

CMYK0%, 58%, 58%, 57%

Lab27.85, 28.05, 13.77

XYZ7.78, 5.4, 3.22

Decimal7155246

Web safe#663333

Pantone491 C

Shades of maroon

#642a2a #5c2727 #532323 #4a1f1f #411c1c #391818 #301414 #271010 #1e0d0d #160909

Tints of maroon

#853838 #9c4242 #b44c4c #be6464 #c87c7c #d29494 #dcabab #e6c3c3 #f0dbdb #faf2f2

Colors that go with maroon

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Maroon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 58, 58, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d2e2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 58 58 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 57 57 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 #6d2e2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d2e2e; }
.text { color: #6d2e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d2e2e; }

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 #6d2e2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d2e2e 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 #6d2e2e 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 #6d2e2e 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 #6d2e2e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.