Mahogany (B5605E) — 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 #B5605E

RGB rgb(181, 96, 94)

HSL hsl(1°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:47% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.1914

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.38:1

Aa — #B5605E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.8:1

Aa — #B5605E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5605E #5EB4B5

Analogous

#B55E88 #B5605E #B58B5E

Triadic

#B5605E #5EB560 #605EB5

Split-comp.

#B5605E #5EB58B #5E88B5

Tetradic

#B5605E #88B55E #5EB4B5 #8B5EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1A1A #6E403F #A96B6A #BC8B8A #D8BBBB

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