What color is #800000?

#800000 is a dark, vivid red known as Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maroon?

The RGB value is 128, 0, 0: 128 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maroon?

The complementary color is #008080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #800000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maroon color: hex code #800000

#800000 rgb(128, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Maroon has the hex code #800000. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 0% green and 0% blue (128, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 50% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword maroon.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

Maroon (#800000) color codes

HEX	`#800000`
RGB	`rgb(128, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.54, 48.05, 38.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.54, 61.29, 38.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.903, 4.591, 0.417)`
Decimal	`8388608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maroon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #800000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#800000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #800000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #800000; }
.text { color: #800000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #800000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #800000, #804000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #800000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #800000?: #800000 is a dark, vivid red known as Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maroon?: The RGB value is 128, 0, 0: 128 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maroon?: The complementary color is #008080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #800000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.