Mahogany (8B4B4B) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Mahogany"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Mahogany pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8B4B4B

RGB rgb(139, 75, 75)

HSL hsl(0°, 30%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:46% K:45%

Luminance 0.1093

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.55:1

Aa — #8B4B4B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.21:1

Aa — #8B4B4B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#8B4B4B #4B8B8B

Analogous

#8B4B6B #8B4B4B #8B6B4B

Triadic

#8B4B4B #4B8B4B #4B4B8B

Split-comp.

#8B4B4B #4B8B6B #4B6B8B

Tetradic

#8B4B4B #6B8B4B #4B8B8B #6B4B8B

Monochromatic

#DAC8C8 #B18B8B #815656 #624141 #342323

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Sand Desert View all →

Red Passion View all →

Dragonfruit View all →