Mahogany (B95B5B) — 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 #B95B5B

RGB rgb(185, 91, 91)

HSL hsl(0°, 40%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:51% Y:51% K:27%

Luminance 0.1865

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.46:1

Aa — #B95B5B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.71:1

Aa — #B95B5B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B95B5B #5BB9B9

Analogous

#B95B8A #B95B5B #B98A5B

Triadic

#B95B5B #5BB95B #5B5BB9

Split-comp.

#B95B5B #5BB98A #5B8AB9

Tetradic

#B95B5B #8AB95B #5BB9B9 #8A5BB9

Monochromatic

#2E1919 #713D3D #AD6767 #BF8888 #DAB9B9

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