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Maroon
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#800000
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(128, 0, 0)
CMYKH	(c, m, y, k)	(0, 100, 100, 50)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(0°, 100%, 50%)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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.

Contents 1 Uses 1.1 Countries/Territories 1.2 Schools 1.3 Sporting Teams 1.3.1 Athletics 1.3.2 Australian Football 1.3.3 Cricket 1.3.4 Gaelic Games 1.3.5 Rugby league 1.3.6 Rugby Union 1.3.7 Soccer 1.3.8 Hockey 1.4 Other 2 See also 3 Biblography 4 Other

[edit] Uses

For clarification purposes, the term "maroon" as used by Bugs Bunny was not referring to the color maroon, but rather, was Bugs pronunciation of the word "moron."

[edit] Countries/Territories

• 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 the main color in the flag of Qatar.
• Maroon is the official color of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is also used by the state's sporting teams, where it is usually pronounced "Mah-rone"

[edit] Schools

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Maroon is the principal school color of:

• Ada Senior High School (Maroon and White)
• Arizona State University (Maroon and Gold)
• Bloomsburg University (Maroon and Gold)
• Boston College (Maroon and Gold)
• Brandon High School (Brandon, Florida) (Maroon and White)
• Calvin College (Maroon and Gold)
• Central Michigan University (Maroon and Gold)
• Colgate University
• College of Charleston (Maroon and White)
• Conestoga High School
• Eastern University (Maroon and White)
• Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia) (Maroon and Black)
• Eureka College (Eureka, Illinois) (Maroon and Gold)
• Fairmont State University (Maroon and White)
• Fordham University (Maroon and White, since 1874)
• Greenock Academy
• Hutchinson Central Technical High School (Maroon and White, since 1905)
• Humberside Collegiate Institute (Maroon and White)
• Jay M. Robinson High School (Concord, NC) (Maroon, Silver, Yellow)
• Lafayette College (Maroon and White)
• McMaster University
• Meredith College, Raleigh, NC (Maroon, Black, and White)
• Mississippi State University (Maroon and White)
• Missouri State University
• Morehouse College
• Roanoke College, Salem, VA, (Maroon and Black)
• Saint Mary’s University (Halifax)
• Simi Valley High School (Maroon and Gold)
• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• Stephen F. Austin High School (Austin, Texas) (Maroon and White)
• Texas A&M University (Maroon and White)
• Texas State University
• The University of Chicago
• The Minster College, Leominster, England
• University of Massachusetts (Maroon and Gray)
• University of Minnesota (Maroon and Gold)
• University of Montana (Maroon and Silver)
• University of Mobile (Maroon and White)
• University of the Philippines (Maroon and Forest Green). The University’s athletic nickname is the Fighting Maroons.
• University of Puget Sound
• Virginia Tech (Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange)
• Worcester Academy, Worcester, MA. Private Preparatory School(Maroon and Black)
• A form of maroon (Stamford School red) is used by Stamford School.

[edit] Sporting Teams

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Maroon is used as the dominant color by the following sporting teams.

[edit] Athletics

• Arizona State University (Maroon and Gold)
• University of Montana (Maroon and Silver)
• McMaster University (Maroon and Grey)
• University of Minnesota (Maroon and Gold)
• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Maroon and White)
• Texas A&M University (Maroon and White)
• Texas State University (Maroon and Gold)
• Virginia Tech (Maroon and Burnt Orange)
• Lafayette College (Maroon and White)
• Alabama A&M University (Maroon and White)
• Mississippi State University (Maroon and White)
• University of the Philippines (Maroon and Forest Green)
• Boston College (Maroon and Gold)
• Roanoke College (Maroon and Black)
• Rowlett High School (Maroon and White)
• Sidwell Friends School (Maroon and White)
• Calvin College (Maroon and Gold)
• Episcopal High School (Maroon and Black)
• Northeaster clinton High School(Maroon and White)
• Breckinridge County High School(Hardinsburg, KY)(Maroon and White)
• White River High School (Buckley, WA) (Maroon and Gold)
• Menominee High School (Menominee, MI) (Maroon, Gold, and White)

[edit] Australian Football

• Brisbane Lions (with blue)

[edit] Cricket

• Queensland Bulls
• West Indies

[edit] Gaelic Games

• County Galway
• County Westmeath

[edit] Rugby league

• Queensland Maroons
• Brisbane Broncos (with gold and white)
• Burleigh Bears
• Huddersfield Giants
• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

[edit] Rugby Union

• Queensland Reds

[edit] Soccer

• Arbroath F.C.
• Heart of Midlothian F.C. (Maroon Shirts/White Shorts)
• AC Sparta Praha
• Stenhousemuir F.C.
• Manchester City (away) - although not in recent years since the faaling out coach Johanson had with the player who had origionaly wanted to use the colur. though in recent years the team has petitioned to bring beck the maroon jurseys
• Keith F.C. (Keith, Scotland)

[edit] Hockey

• Montreal Maroons (defunct NHL Hockey team)

[edit] Other

• The daily newspaper at the University of Chicago is called The Maroon.
• Contrary to popular belief, maroon is the color used for the wrappers for Hershey chocolate bars, not brown.^{[citation needed]}
• Ronald Weasley of the Harry Potter universe always receives a maroon jumper ("sweater") from his mother for Christmas.
• Pop/rock band Maroon 5.
• In most armies around the world, paratroopers or parachute qualifed members wear the maroon beret. The major exception to this rule are the Russian Airborne Troops who wear a light blue beret.
• Folgers coffee was often sold in maroon-colored cans.
• Maroon Cartoons is a fictional animated cartoon production company in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
• In the Hannibal Lecter series of novels, Dr. Lecter is said to have eyes which glow maroon in dim light.

[edit] See also

• List of colors

Web colors	black	silver	gray	white	red	maroon	purple	fuchsia	green	lime	olive	yellow	orange	blue	navy	teal	aqua

					Shades of red
Alizarin	Burgundy	Cardinal	Carmine	Cerise	Chestnut	Crimson	Falu red	Fuchsia	Magenta	Maroon	Mauve
Red	Red-violet	Rust	Puce	Sangria	Scarlet	Terra cotta	Vermilion	Amaranth	Rose	Hollywood Cerise	Shocking Pink

					Shades of brown
Auburn	Bistre	Brown	Buff	Burgundy	Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Copper	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Ochre
Pale brown	Raw Umber	Russet	Rust	Sandy brown	Seal brown	Sepia	Tan	Wheat	Zinnwaldite	Fallow	Bole
Taupe	Medium Taupe	Pale Taupe	Khaki	Medium Khaki	Light Khaki	Sandy Taupe	Ecru	Beige

[edit] Biblography

See studies by C. Robinson (1969) and R. Price (1976, 1979).el:Καστανέρυθρο fa:خرمایی it:Bordeaux (colore) sv:Bordeaux (färg) vi:Hạt dẻ (màu) zh:栗色

[edit] Other

• Maroon is not blue.