Mahogany (9D5E55) — 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 #9D5E55

RGB rgb(157, 94, 85)

HSL hsl(8°, 30%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:40% Y:46% K:38%

Luminance 0.1592

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.04:1

Aa — #9D5E55

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.17:1

Aa — #9D5E55

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9D5E55 #54929C

Analogous

#9C546E #9D5E55 #9C8154

Triadic

#9D5E55 #549C5D #5D549C

Split-comp.

#9D5E55 #549C81 #546E9C

Tetradic

#9D5E55 #6E9C54 #54929C #81549C

Monochromatic

#E4D9D7 #BC9F9A #906660 #71514B #43302D

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