Maroon is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #7fffff |
| Complementary Color | #007f80 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Maroon Color. The Rufous color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cave Painting (#aa1100) for more calm effect. Try Soooo Bloody as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#007f80 is the best complementary color to Maroon. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #800000 complementary color is Teal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Maroon are #800040 and #804000. Thus found on the left and right of #800000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Siren and Cinnamon colors as they work well with Maroon.
The split-complementary Maroon palette consists of #003f80 and #008040 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#007f80). Try Congress Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #800000, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #800000 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Maroon. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maroon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teal, Verdun Green, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #800000 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Maroon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#007f80) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fresh Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Teal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #008000 and #80007f.
In a RGB color space, hex #800000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Maroon has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #800000 is made of 0% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #800000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,0,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.2, 50.2, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,100%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.5308,48.0552,38.0596) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9021,4.5892,0.4166) |