Mahogany (BA5A75) — 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 #BA5A75

RGB rgb(186, 90, 117)

HSL hsl(343°, 41%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:52% Y:37% K:27%

Luminance 0.1915

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.37:1

Aa — #BA5A75

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.81:1

Aa — #BA5A75

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA5A75 #5ABA9F

Analogous

#BA5AA5 #BA5A75 #BA6E5A

Triadic

#BA5A75 #75BA5A #5A75BA

Split-comp.

#BA5A75 #5ABA6E #5AA5BA

Tetradic

#BA5A75 #A5BA5A #5ABA9F #6E5ABA

Monochromatic

#2F191F #723C4B #AE657A #C08797 #DAB9C2

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