Mahogany (B55E64) — 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 #B55E64

RGB rgb(181, 94, 100)

HSL hsl(356°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:48% Y:45% K:29%

Luminance 0.1888

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.42:1

Aa — #B55E64

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.75:1

Aa — #B55E64

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B55E64 #5EB5AF

Analogous

#B55E8F #B55E64 #B5845E

Triadic

#B55E64 #64B55E #5E64B5

Split-comp.

#B55E64 #5EB584 #5E8FB5

Tetradic

#B55E64 #8FB55E #5EB5AF #845EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1A1B #6E3F42 #A96A6E #BC8A8E #D8BBBD

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