Mahogany (9C6978) — 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 #9C6978

RGB rgb(156, 105, 120)

HSL hsl(342°, 20%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:23% K:39%

Luminance 0.1874

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.46:1

Aa — #9C6978

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.71:1

Aa — #9C6978

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C6978 #699B8C

Analogous

#9B6991 #9C6978 #9B7369

Triadic

#9C6978 #789B69 #69789B

Split-comp.

#9C6978 #699B73 #69919B

Tetradic

#9C6978 #919B69 #699B8C #73699B

Monochromatic

#1F191B #57474C #8F767D #A59298 #C8BCBF

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