Mahogany (AC516E) — 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 #AC516E

RGB rgb(172, 81, 110)

HSL hsl(341°, 36%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:53% Y:36% K:33%

Luminance 0.1581

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.05:1

Aa — #AC516E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.16:1

Aa — #AC516E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC516E #52AD90

Analogous

#AD529D #AC516E #AD6252

Triadic

#AC516E #6FAD52 #526FAD

Split-comp.

#AC516E #52AD62 #529DAD

Tetradic

#AC516E #9DAD52 #52AD90 #6252AD

Monochromatic

#201317 #603945 #A15E73 #B47E8F #D0AFB9

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