Mahogany (8B4B5F) — 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 #8B4B5F

RGB rgb(139, 75, 95)

HSL hsl(341°, 30%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:32% K:45%

Luminance 0.1126

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.42:1

Aa — #8B4B5F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.27:1

Aa — #8B4B5F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B4B5F #4B8B77

Analogous

#8B4B7F #8B4B5F #8B574B

Triadic

#8B4B5F #5F8B4B #4B5F8B

Split-comp.

#8B4B5F #4B8B57 #4B7F8B

Tetradic

#8B4B5F #7F8B4B #4B8B77 #574B8B

Monochromatic

#DAC8CE #B18B97 #815663 #62414C #342328

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