Maroon
#800000
Maroon (#800000) is a dark, vivid red colour, warm. In RGB it is 128 red, 0 green and 0 blue; in HSL its hue is 0°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 25%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 50% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Red is the colour of energy, urgency and appetite, which is why it is on so many food, sport and sale signs. It is the most common colour in brand logos after blue and black.
Text on maroon
White text on maroon has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and passes AAA; black text has 1.92:1 and fails. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 10.95:1
Black text · 1.92:1
Tints and shades of maroon
Colour palettes with maroon
Brands with a maroon logo
Brand colours close to #800000, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to maroon
Use maroon in CSS
.button {
background-color: #800000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of red.