Mahogany (B55E6A) — 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 #B55E6A

RGB rgb(181, 94, 106)

HSL hsl(352°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:48% Y:41% K:29%

Luminance 0.1901

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.4:1

Aa — #B55E6A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.77:1

Aa — #B55E6A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B55E6A #5EB5AA

Analogous

#B55E95 #B55E6A #B57E5E

Triadic

#B55E6A #6AB55E #5E6AB5

Split-comp.

#B55E6A #5EB57E #5E95B5

Tetradic

#B55E6A #95B55E #5EB5AA #7E5EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1A1D #6E3F46 #A96A72 #BC8A91 #D8BBBF

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