Mahogany (9C5B50) — 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 #9C5B50

RGB rgb(156, 91, 80)

HSL hsl(9°, 32%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:42% Y:49% K:39%

Luminance 0.1519

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.22:1

Aa — #9C5B50

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.03:1

Aa — #9C5B50

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C5B50 #50909B

Analogous

#9B506A #9C5B50 #9B8150

Triadic

#9C5B50 #509B5B #5B509B

Split-comp.

#9C5B50 #509B81 #506A9B

Tetradic

#9C5B50 #6A9B50 #50909B #81509B

Monochromatic

#E3D6D3 #BB9B95 #8F635B #704E48 #412D2A

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