Palettes / Colors / #800020

#800020 — Deep Vivid Red

#800020 is the named color Maroon. It belongs to the red family.

#800020 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #008060; it also sits naturally between #800060 and #802000. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 0% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 75% · Key 50%

Previews

CSS code for #800020

.text { color: #800020; }
.background { background-color: #800020; }
.border { border: 3px solid #800020; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 0, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 100%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #800020; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 0, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #800020; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 0, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#800020">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#800020">Div content here</div>

Shades of #800020

Tints of #800020

Tones of #800020

Color harmonies

Complementary — #008060:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #800020: #FFFFFF.

How #800020 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #800020

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #80001F  ·  #800021 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #800020?

#800020 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 128, 0, 32). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #800020?

#800020 is RGB 128, 0, 32 — HSL 345°, 100%, 25% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 75%, 50%.

What colors go with #800020?

Its complement is #008060; analogous partners are #800060 and #802000. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #800020 for text?

White text on #800020 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.94:1.