Mahogany (BF5C54) — 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 #BF5C54

RGB rgb(191, 92, 84)

HSL hsl(4°, 46%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:52% Y:56% K:25%

Luminance 0.1948

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.31:1

Aa — #BF5C54

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.87:1

Aa — #BF5C54

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BF5C54 #54B8C0

Analogous

#C05483 #BF5C54 #C09154

Triadic

#BF5C54 #54C05B #5B54C0

Split-comp.

#BF5C54 #54C091 #5483C0

Tetradic

#BF5C54 #83C054 #54B8C0 #9154C0

Monochromatic

#311917 #763C37 #B4655F #C48782 #DDB9B6

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