Mahogany (BE5C55) — 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 #BE5C55

RGB rgb(190, 92, 85)

HSL hsl(4°, 45%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:52% Y:55% K:25%

Luminance 0.1936

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.33:1

Aa — #BE5C55

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.85:1

Aa — #BE5C55

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BE5C55 #55B7BE

Analogous

#BE5583 #BE5C55 #BE9155

Triadic

#BE5C55 #55BE5C #5C55BE

Split-comp.

#BE5C55 #55BE91 #5583BE

Tetradic

#BE5C55 #83BE55 #55B7BE #9155BE

Monochromatic

#301917 #753C38 #B36661 #C38783 #DCB9B7

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