Maroon (color)

Maroon is a dark red color.

This box shows the color maroon.

The word maroon comes from the French word marron which means "chestnut".

The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.^[1]

Meaning of maroon

• Vajrayana Buddhist monks wear robes that are colored various shades of maroon.^[2]

Tones of maroon color comparison chart

Name	Color	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum	Source
Bright Maroon		#C32148	195	33	72	346°	71%	45%	(Maroon (Crayola))
Rich Maroon		#B03060	176	48	96	338°	57%	44%	(Maroon (X11)) (web color)
Mystic Maroon		#AD4379	173	67	121	329°	44%	47%	(Crayola Silver Swirls)
Aztec Maroon		#915F6D	145	95	109	343°	21%	47%	(ISCC-NBS)
Dark Red		#8B0000	139	0	0	000°	100%	27%	(web color)
Maroon		#800000	128	0	0	000°	100%	25%	(HTML/CSS) (web color)
Tibetan Red		#7B1113	125	52	67	359°	76%	27%	(Pantone TPX 19-1934)
UP Maroon		#7B1113	123	17	19	359°	76%	27%	(University of the Philippines)
Catawba		#703642	112	54	66	348°	35%	33%	(Maerz & Paul)
Royal Maroon		#5A3839	90	56	57	358°	23%	29%	(British Standards BS 1-079)

Related pages

• List of colors