Maroon color: #800000
Maroon is #800000, rgb(128, 0, 0) in RGB and oklch(37.669% 0.15458 29.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.
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Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
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Questions about Maroon
What is the hex code for Maroon?
The hex code for Maroon is #800000. In RGB it is rgb(128, 0, 0), in HSL hsl(0, 100%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.669% 0.15458 29.234).
What colors go well with Maroon?
Its complementary color is #004d5a. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #7b003f and #6a2e00. Ready palettes with Maroon are shown on this page.
Is Maroon a warm or cool color?
Maroon is a warm color with an OKLCH hue of 29 degrees.
What text color is readable on Maroon?
White text is more readable on Maroon: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and black gives 1.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
About #800000
#800000 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 37.7% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 29°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 10.95:1 contrast and black text 1.92:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Maroon (#800000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.