#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

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

0
100
25
Official nameMaroon
Shade of Red
Hex Code #800000
RGB Code rgb( 128 , 0 , 0)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 50.2% , 0.0% , 0.0% )
HSLhsl( 0 , 100% , 25% )
Complementary
Color
#7FFFFF


Variations of #800000

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #800000 is the color #F2E5E5

Maroon

#800000

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0C0000.

Maroon

#800000

Other Shades of Red

Examples of other colors within the Red spectrum .

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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

Black text
White text
div{ background: #800000;  }

div{ background: Maroon; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #800000;  }

div{ color: Maroon; }

Border

#800000 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #800000;  }

div{ border: 3px solid Maroon; }

Shadow

#800000 shadow colored
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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