Deep Maroon (#820000)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.77:1 — vs black: 1.95:1

Color values

  • HEX #820000
  • RGB rgb(130, 0, 0)
  • HSL hsl(0, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 100, 100, 49.02 )
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #820000 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Maroon
#820000 Base
#008282
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Maroon
#820000 Base
#820041
#824100
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Maroon
#820000 Base
#008200
#000082
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Maroon
#820000 Base
#008241
#004182
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Maroon
#820000 Base
#418200
#008282
#410082
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Maroon
#820000 Base
#1A0000
#360000
#590000
#AB0000
#CF0000
#FF1C1C
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Maroon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0000
— #2E0000
— #430000
— #580000
— #6D0000
Deep Maroon #820000 Base
— #C90000
— #FF1111
— #FF5858
— #FF9F9F
— #FFE6E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #820000. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #820000;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #820000;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #820000;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #820000,
        #05FFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #820000,
        #05FFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$deep-maroon: #820000;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-maroon-r: 130;
$deep-maroon-g: 0;
$deep-maroon-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-maroon;
    color: rgba($deep-maroon-r, $deep-maroon-g, $deep-maroon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Maroon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #820000 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #484800 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #2B2B03 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #820000 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #3E3E3E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Maroon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Maroon #820000 Base
Maroon #800000 ΔE 0.41
Deep Red #850101 ΔE 0.61
Barn Red #7C0A02 ΔE 1.27
Dark Red #8B0000 ΔE 1.83

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.