#800000 - Maroon
The hexadecimal color code #800000 corresponds to the color "Maroon" , which is a shade of Red. This color is a combination of red (at 0,50 level), green (at 0,00 level) and blue (at 0,00 level). Its brightness is 25% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 100%, green at 0% and blue at 0%. The dominant component is red.
Features
Variations of #800000
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #800000 is the color #F2E5E5
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0C0000.
Other Shades of Red
Examples of other colors within the Red spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #7FFFFF is the color exactly opposite to #800000 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
Maroon
#800000
Triadic palette
Uses of #800000 in CSS
When using #800000 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #800000 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #800000 with its official name: Maroon. You can then write in CSS "background: Maroon " for a background of #800000.
#800000 as background color
div{ background: #800000; }
div{ background: Maroon; }
Colored text
div{ color: #800000; }
div{ color: Maroon; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #800000; }
div{ border: 3px solid Maroon; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #800000; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px Maroon; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #800000 can be replaced with its official name "".
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