Maroon

About Maroon

Maroon is the hex color #800000, which translates to rgb(128, 0, 0) in RGB and hsl(0, 100%, 25%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 0 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 25 percent. That combination gives Maroon a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Maroon compares

Maroon is exactly the CSS keyword maroon, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-800 (#9F0712), at a distance of 10.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Barn Red at 3.3. Sorted by lightness, Maroon is number 4 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Maroon

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Maroon, led by White at 10.95:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Maroon already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Maroon

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Maroon for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.