Maroon is the CSS named color #800000 — rgb(128, 0, 0), hsl(0, 100%, 25%). Its relative luminance is 0.046, giving 10.95:1 against white and 1.92:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #800000 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 0, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 100%, 25%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.0459 |
| Contrast on white | 10.95:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 1.92:1 AA fail |
Built by mixing maroon toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
maroon is #800000, which is rgb(128, 0, 0) and hsl(0, 100%, 25%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Maroon has a relative luminance of 0.046 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 10.95:1; against black, 1.92:1.
maroon reaches 10.95:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.