maroon
Also known as maroon (color)
Maroon ( , ) is a brownish red color that takes its name from the French word , meaning chestnut. Marron is also one of the French translations for "brown".
Key facts
- Color.cmyk
- (0, 100, 100, 50)
- Color.title
- Dark Red
- Color.hex
- 8B0000
- Color.source
- X11
- Color.isccname
- Strong reddish brown
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Maroon.svg
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- In culture
- Commercial variations of maroon
- Maroon (Crayola)
- Rich maroon (maroon (X11))
- Mystic maroon
- Dark red
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Maroon ( , ) is a brownish red color that takes its name from the French word , meaning chestnut. Marron is also one of the French translations for "brown".
Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, include burgundy, claret, mulberry, and crimson.