Maroon

#6e2521

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

Maroon lands in the red band, deep and soft. 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 #6e2521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6e2521

RGB110, 37, 33

HSL3, 54%, 28%

HSV3, 70%, 43%

CMYK0%, 66%, 70%, 57%

Lab26.0, 32.13, 19.94

XYZ7.37, 4.75, 1.97

Decimal7218465

Web safe#663333

Pantone491 C

Shades of maroon

#65221e #5d1f1c #541c19 #4b1917 #431614 #3a1411 #31110f #290e0c #200b0a #180807

Tints of maroon

#892e29 #a43731 #bf4039 #cb5650 #d3706b #db8a86 #e3a4a1 #ebbebc #f3d8d6 #fbf2f1

Colors that go with maroon

Complementary#216a6e Analogous#6e2143 Analogous#6e4c21 Triadic#216e25 Triadic#25216e Split complementary#216e4c Split complementary#21436e

Maroon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 66, 70, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6e2521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 70 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 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 #6e2521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6e2521; }
.text { color: #6e2521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2521; }

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 #6e2521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6e2521 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 #6e2521 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 #6e2521 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 #6e2521 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.