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| Maroon is the national color of the ], and is featured in its ]. Historical evidence places the Latvian flag among the oldest flags in the world, hence this |
Maroon is the national color of the ], and is featured in its ]. Historical evidence places the Latvian flag among the oldest flags in the world, hence this shade of red is sometimes also referred to as ''Latvian Red''. | ||
| Maroon is also the official color of the ] of ], ]. It is also used by the state's sporting teams. | Maroon is also the official color of the ] of ], ]. It is also used by the state's sporting teams. | ||
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| Maroon | |
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 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #800000 |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (128, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 100%, 50%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (26, 86, 12°) |
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| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
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.
Uses
Maroon is the national color of the Republic of Latvia, and is featured in its National flag. Historical evidence places the Latvian flag among the oldest flags in the world, hence this shade of red is sometimes also referred to as Latvian Red.
Maroon is also the official color of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is also used by the state's sporting teams.
Maroon is the principal school color of Boston College, Texas A&M University, and The University of Chicago. The daily newspaper at Chicago is called The Maroon as are its athletic teams, while Boston College teams, officially the Eagles, are affectionately known as the Maroon & Gold.
Sporting Teams
Maroon is used as the dominant colour by the following sporting teams.
Australian Football
- Brisbane Lions (with blue)
Cricket
Rugby League
- Queensland Maroons (aka "The Cane Toads")
- Brisbane Broncos (with gold and white)
- Burleigh Bears
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
See also
| Web colors | |
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White Gray/Grey Red Yellow Lime Aqua/Cyan Blue Fuchsia/Magenta Silver Black Maroon Olive Green Teal Navy blue Purple | |
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