Mahogany (B55E5E) — 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 #B55E5E

RGB rgb(181, 94, 94)

HSL hsl(0°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:48% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.1877

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.44:1

Aa — #B55E5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.73:1

Aa — #B55E5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B55E5E #5EB5B5

Analogous

#B55E8A #B55E5E #B58A5E

Triadic

#B55E5E #5EB55E #5E5EB5

Split-comp.

#B55E5E #5EB58A #5E8AB5

Tetradic

#B55E5E #8AB55E #5EB5B5 #8A5EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1A1A #6E3F3F #A96A6A #BC8A8A #D8BBBB

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