Maroon hex code
Maroon
#800000rgb(128, 0, 0)hsl(0, 100%, 25%)oklch(0.377 0.155 29.2)Maroon is a deep, moderately saturated red — #800000, rgb(128, 0, 0), hue 0° at 100% saturation. The colours that go with maroon are Teal, Crimson and Taupe — each with the reason below, and the real palettes that pair them. As text it passes WCAG AA on white at 10.95:1, so it can be a body colour, not just a fill.
Colors that go with Maroon
Teal, Crimson and Taupe lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite Maroon on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with Maroon in 4 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with Maroon in 5 real palettes, including Bookshop and Cider, as that palette's text colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of Maroon: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with Maroon — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with Maroon: two real palettes: Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface Maroon wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so Maroon reads softer on it than on pure white.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Maroon: two real palettes: State Farm's brand system and Heinz's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use Maroon
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Maroon as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.95:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.92:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Maroon as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
Maroon reads as warm, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #800000 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/800000-c4a19c-62cb98-2d251f-f1e9ed?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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