Information about Maroon color

#800000 - Maroon color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #800000, known as "Maroon", is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 0, 0) — 50.2% red, 0% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 50 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#800000 presents itself as a pure, full-strength earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Maroon (#820000). Slightly further away sit Deep Red (#850101) and Endra (#7B0304).

The recipe behind #800000 is rgb(128, 0, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. The name "Maroon" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Maroon color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Maroon color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Maroon

#800000
Boston University Red

#CC0000
#FF1919

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#FF6565

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#FFB2B2

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White

#FFFFFF

Maroon color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Maroon

#800000
Blood Red

#660000
#4C0000

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#320000

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#190000

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Black

#000000

Maroon color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Maroon

#800000
#890F0F

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#8E2323

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#8E3D3D

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#895B5B

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Grey

#808080

Maroon color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#667F00

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#7F6600

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#7F3300

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Maroon

#800000
#7F0033

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#7F0065

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#65007F

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Maroon color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#800000
Maroon

#800000

#008080
Teal

#008080

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#800000
Maroon

#800000

#004080
#004080

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#008040
#008040

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#804000
#804000

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#800000
Maroon

#800000

#800040
#800040

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#800000
Maroon

#800000

#008000
#008000

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#000080
Navy Blue

#000080

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#800000
Maroon

#800000

#808000
Olive

#808000

#008080
Teal

#008080

#000080
Navy Blue

#000080

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#800000
Maroon

#800000

#408000
#408000

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#008080
Teal

#008080

#400080
#400080

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Nearest named colors to Maroon

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Deep Maroon color link
Deep Maroon

#820000

Deep Red color link
Deep Red

#850101

Endra color link
Endra

#7B0304

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Barn Red color link
Barn Red

#7C0A02

Dark Red color link
Dark Red

#8B0000

Japanese Maple color link
Japanese Maple

#780109

Drawlz Brand Co. Ruby Red color link
Drawlz Brand Co. Ruby Red

#8D0000

Red Devil color link
Red Devil

#860111

Dark Burgundy color link
Dark Burgundy

#770F05

Red Oxide color link
Red Oxide

#6E0902

Sangria color link
Sangria

#92000A

Maroon color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#800000
  • RGB128, 0, 0
  • CMYK0, 50, 50, 50
  • HSL0°, 100%, 25%
  • HSL Precise0°, 100%, 25.098%
  • HSV0°, 100%, 50%
  • HSB0°, 100%, 50%
  • HEX ID800000
  • DECIMAL ID8388608
  • Name Length6
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
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