Mahogany (BB514E) — 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 #BB514E

RGB rgb(187, 81, 78)

HSL hsl(2°, 44%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:57% Y:58% K:27%

Luminance 0.1702

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.77:1

Aa — #BB514E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.4:1

Aa — #BB514E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BB514E #4FB7BA

Analogous

#BA4F81 #BB514E #BA884F

Triadic

#BB514E #4FBA52 #524FBA

Split-comp.

#BB514E #4FBA88 #4F81BA

Tetradic

#BB514E #81BA4F #4FB7BA #884FBA

Monochromatic

#291514 #6D3836 #AE5E5B #BF7F7D #D8B2B0

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