Maroon color: code #800000

Maroon

#800000

Color codes

  • HEX#800000
  • RGBrgb(128, 0, 0)
  • HSLhsl(0, 100%, 25%)
  • HSVhsv(0, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 50%)
  • LABlab(25.5% 48.1 38.1)
  • OKLCHoklch(37.7% 0.155 29.2)

About the color Maroon

Maroon has the HEX code #800000, which corresponds to rgb(128, 0, 0) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 0°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness (hsl(0, 100%, 25%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.

As a background it calls for light text: white reaches a 10.94:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 1.91:1 for black.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 50%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Maroon

Complementary

#800000 · #008080

Analogous

#800040 · #800000 · #804000

Triadic

#800000 · #008000 · #000080

Tetradic

#800000 · #408000 · #008080 · #400080

Split-complementary

#800000 · #008040 · #004080

Monochromatic

#000000 · #4D0000 · #800000 · #CC0000 · #FF1A1A

Maroon with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
10.94:1 · AAA
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
1.91:1 · fails WCAG

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How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-maroon: #800000;
  --color-maroon-rgb: 128, 0, 0;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-maroon);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}