#800000
maroon
#800000 is the CSS named color "maroon", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 128, green 0, and blue 0 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 0°, 100% saturation, and 25% lightness: quite dark, close to black — it works well as body text on a light background or as a near-black UI surface.
Every format
| HEX | #800000 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 0, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(0° 100% 25%) |
| HSB | hsb(0° 100% 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38% 0.155 29°) |
| OKLAB | oklab(38% 0.135 0.075) |
| LCH | lch(26% 62.5 39°) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0% 100% 100% 50%) |
Shades (darker)
#800000 · #760000 · #6c0000 · #620000 · #580000
Tints (lighter)
#800000 · #951f17 · #aa352a · #bf493c · #d55d4e
Shades mix #800000 toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.
On white: 10.95:1 — AAA
On black: 1.92:1 — fails
Frequently asked
- What is #800000 in RGB?
- #800000 is rgb(128, 0, 0) — red 128, green 0, blue 0 out of 255 each.
- Does #800000 pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
- It has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 against white, which passes WCAG AAA for normal text.
- What's a good background color to pair with #800000?
- White text or a white background gives better contrast (10.95:1) than black (1.92:1).