Maroon

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 10.95:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#800000sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(128, 0, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 25%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 50%)approximate process color

Tailwindred-800nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA10.95:1

Black textfails AA1.92:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#321004

#580F03

#800000

#B25F4D

#DBABA0

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#800040

#800000

#804000

Triadic

#800000

#008000

#000080

Complement

#800000

#008080

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-maroon: #800000;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-maroon);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue38°

Lightness26 L*

Chroma61.3

Luminance0.046