Rich Maroon (#B03060)

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: 6.11:1 — vs black: 3.44:1

Color values

  • HEX #B03060
  • RGB rgb(176, 48, 96)
  • HSL hsl(337, 57%, 43%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 73, 45, 31 )
  • Websafe #993366

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B03060 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Rich Maroon
#B03060 Base
#30B080
Analogous

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

Rich Maroon
#B03060 Base
#B030A0
#B04030
Triadic

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

Rich Maroon
#B03060 Base
#60B030
#3060B0
Split-Complementary

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

Rich Maroon
#B03060 Base
#30B040
#30A0B0
Tetradic (Square)

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

Rich Maroon
#B03060 Base
#A0B030
#30B080
#4030B0
Monochromatic

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

Rich Maroon
#B03060 Base
#380F1E
#74203F
#90274F
#CA3E73
#D25A87
#E397B3
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#14050B
#330E1C
#52162D
#721F3E
#91274F
Rich Maroon #B03060 Base
#CD4779
#D87097
#E399B5
#EEC2D3
#FAEBF0
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B03060. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B03060;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B03060;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B03060;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B03060,
        #30B080
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B03060,
        #30B080
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$rich-maroon: #B03060;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rich-maroon-r: 176;
$rich-maroon-g: 48;
$rich-maroon-b: 96;

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

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

Normal Vision #B03060 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6B6B5C 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 #4D4D61 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AE3939 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #626262 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 Rich Maroon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rich Maroon #B03060 Base
Medium Ruby #AA4069 ΔE 3.16
Raspberry Rose #B3446C ΔE 4.07
Amaranth Deep Purple #AB274F ΔE 4.14
Rose Red #C21E56 ΔE 4.73

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.