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Maroon Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Maroon (#800000), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#800000
#DD0000
#008080
#003333
#00EEEE

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Maroon#800000128, 0, 00°, 100%, 25%0, 100, 100, 50
Red Pegasus#DD0000221, 0, 00°, 100%, 43%0, 100, 100, 13
Teal#0080800, 128, 128180°, 100%, 25%100, 0, 0, 50
Nora’s Forest#0033330, 51, 51180°, 100%, 10%100, 0, 0, 80
Cold Light of Day#00EEEE0, 238, 238180°, 100%, 47%100, 0, 0, 7

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #003333 on #00EEEE9.51:1AAA
Aa #800000 on #00EEEE7.54:1AAA
Aa #DD0000 on #00EEEE3.55:1AA large
Aa #008080 on #00EEEE3.29:1AA large
Aa #008080 on #0033332.89:1—
Aa #DD0000 on #0033332.68:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #800000; /* Maroon */
  --color-2: #dd0000; /* Red Pegasus */
  --color-3: #008080; /* Teal */
  --color-4: #003333; /* Nora’s Forest */
  --color-5: #00eeee; /* Cold Light of Day */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Maroon?

In a complementary scheme: Red Pegasus (#DD0000), Teal (#008080), Nora’s Forest (#003333), Cold Light of Day (#00EEEE).

What is the hex code of Maroon?

#800000.