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| '''Maroon''' is a ] ] composed of ] and ]. Although conceptually a color mixture, it can be regarded as a dark (and possibly also desaturated) shade of ]. Derived from ] ''marron'' ("chestnut"), it didn't become a color-word in ] until ''ca.'' ]. | '''Maroon''' is a ] ] composed of ] and ]. Although conceptually a color mixture, it can be regarded as a dark (and possibly also desaturated) shade of ]. Derived from ] ''marron'' ("chestnut"), it didn't become a color-word in ] until ''ca.'' ]. | ||
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#800000
Maroon is a color mixture composed of brown and purple. Although conceptually a color mixture, it can be regarded as a dark (and possibly also desaturated) shade of red. Derived from French marron ("chestnut"), it didn't become a color-word in English until ca. 1791.
Color Coordinates
Hex triplet = #800000 RGB (r, g, b) = (128, 0, 0) CMYK (c, m, y, k) = (0, 128, 128, 127) HSV (h, s, v) = (0, 100, 50)