#800000 · Maroon
Click to copy#800000 is a dark, highly saturated red color, closest to Maroon and near Burgundy and Rosewood. In OKLCH it has 38% lightness and 0.15 chroma at hue 29°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #800000 a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands.
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HEX
#800000RGB
rgb(128, 0, 0)HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 25%)CMYK
0, 100, 100, 50CSS var
--maroonContrast
10.95:1 white · 1.92:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #800000
White text passes WCAG AA on #800000 (10.95:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #800000 with its analogous neighbors #800040 and #804000; for contrast use its complement #007F80 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--maroon: #800000;
$maroon: #800000;
colors: { 'maroon': '#800000' }