Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Maroon

Maroon color #800000: RGB 128, 0, 0 and HSL 0°, 100%, 25%. Explore its warm red profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#800000 red warm balanced
HEX #800000
RGB rgb(128, 0, 0)
HSL hsl(0 100% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 100, 50)
Luminance 0.0459
Contrast Black 1.92:1White 10.95:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-maroon: #800000;
.bg-maroon { background-color: #800000; }
.text-maroon { color: #800000; }
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Color meaning and use

About Maroon Color

Maroon uses HEX #800000, RGB 128, 0, 0, and HSL 0°, 100%, 25%. The dataset classifies it in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0459; black contrast is 1.92:1 and white contrast is 10.95:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Maroon against black and white text.

Black text1.92:1AA Fail
White text10.95:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Maroon Color Reference Infographic

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Maroon color reference infographic showing #800000, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Maroon color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#007F80#007F80#800040#800040#804000#804000Green#008000Navy Blue#000080
Open full Maroon harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DB0000#DB0000#240000#240000Maroon#800000#710E0E#710E0E#EC1313#EC1313#A80000#A80000

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#007F80#007F80#800040#800040#804000#804000Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0459
Black text1.92:1AA Fail
White text10.95:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#800000",
  "rgb": [
    128,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    100,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    100,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0459,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 1.92,
    "white": 10.95
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#007F80",
  "analogous": [
    "#800040",
    "#804000"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#008000",
    "#000080"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#408000",
    "#007F80",
    "#400080"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#008040",
    "#004080"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#DB0000",
    "#800000",
    "#240000"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DB0000",
  "dark": "#240000",
  "saturated": "#800000",
  "desaturated": "#710E0E",
  "pastel": "#EC1313",
  "neon": "#A80000"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#007F80",
    "#800040",
    "#804000"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#710E0E",
    "#DB0000"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DB0000",
    "#710E0E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "barn-red",
    "dark-red",
    "crimson-red",
    "burgundy",
    "carmine"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "maroon"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "barn-red-vs-maroon",
    "dark-red-vs-maroon",
    "oxblood-vs-maroon"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/red",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/maroon",
    "/wcag/maroon",
    "/css/colors/maroon",
    "/hex/800000",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/red",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/maroon"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/barn-red",
      "/colors/dark-red",
      "/colors/crimson-red",
      "/colors/burgundy",
      "/colors/carmine",
      "/compare/barn-red-vs-maroon",
      "/compare/dark-red-vs-maroon",
      "/compare/oxblood-vs-maroon",
      "/harmonies/maroon",
      "/wcag/maroon",
      "/css/colors/maroon",
      "/hex/800000",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "maroon",
  "name": "Maroon",
  "cssName": "maroon",
  "hex": "#800000",
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "maroon"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "red",
    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 63,
  "rgb": [
    128,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    100,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    100,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0459,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 1.92,
    "white": 10.95
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#007F80",
    "analogous": [
      "#800040",
      "#804000"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#008000",
      "#000080"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#408000",
      "#007F80",
      "#400080"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#008040",
      "#004080"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#DB0000",
      "#800000",
      "#240000"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#DB0000",
    "dark": "#240000",
    "saturated": "#800000",
    "desaturated": "#710E0E",
    "pastel": "#EC1313",
    "neon": "#A80000"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-maroon: #800000;",
    "utility": ".bg-maroon { background-color: #800000; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-maroon { color: #800000; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "barn-red",
    "dark-red",
    "crimson-red",
    "burgundy",
    "carmine"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "maroon"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "barn-red-vs-maroon",
    "dark-red-vs-maroon",
    "oxblood-vs-maroon"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/red",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/maroon",
    "/wcag/maroon",
    "/css/colors/maroon",
    "/hex/800000",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/red",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/maroon"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/barn-red",
      "/colors/dark-red",
      "/colors/crimson-red",
      "/colors/burgundy",
      "/colors/carmine",
      "/compare/barn-red-vs-maroon",
      "/compare/dark-red-vs-maroon",
      "/compare/oxblood-vs-maroon",
      "/harmonies/maroon",
      "/wcag/maroon",
      "/css/colors/maroon",
      "/hex/800000",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#007F80",
      "#800040",
      "#804000"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#710E0E",
      "#DB0000"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#DB0000",
      "#710E0E"
    ]
  }
}
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Dark Red#8B0000
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Burgundy#800020
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