Mahogany (B85D4E) — 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 #B85D4E

RGB rgb(184, 93, 78)

HSL hsl(8°, 43%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:49% Y:58% K:28%

Luminance 0.1868

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #B85D4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.71:1

Aa — #B85D4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B85D4E #4CA9B8

Analogous

#B84C74 #B85D4E #B8904C

Triadic

#B85D4E #4CB85B #5B4CB8

Split-comp.

#B85D4E #4CB890 #4C74B8

Tetradic

#B85D4E #74B84C #4CA9B8 #904CB8

Monochromatic

#251513 #693C35 #AB6459 #BC837B #D6B3AE

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