Mahogany (AB6460) — 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 #AB6460

RGB rgb(171, 100, 96)

HSL hsl(3°, 31%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:42% Y:44% K:33%

Luminance 0.1879

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #AB6460

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #AB6460

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB6460 #5FA7AB

Analogous

#AB5F81 #AB6460 #AB885F

Triadic

#AB6460 #5FAB62 #625FAB

Split-comp.

#AB6460 #5FAB88 #5F81AB

Tetradic

#AB6460 #81AB5F #5FA7AB #885FAB

Monochromatic

#251918 #634240 #9E6D6B #B28C8A #D1B9B8

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