Mahogany (B5545E) — 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 #B5545E

RGB rgb(181, 84, 94)

HSL hsl(354°, 40%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:54% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.1702

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.78:1

Aa — #B5545E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.39:1

Aa — #B5545E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5545E #54B6AC

Analogous

#B6548E #B5545E #B67B54

Triadic

#B5545E #5DB654 #545DB6

Split-comp.

#B5545E #54B67B #548EB6

Tetradic

#B5545E #8EB654 #54B6AC #7B54B6

Monochromatic

#281517 #6A393E #A96067 #BB8187 #D6B3B6

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