Mahogany (8B4B54) — 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 #8B4B54

RGB rgb(139, 75, 84)

HSL hsl(352°, 30%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:40% K:45%

Luminance 0.1107

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.5:1

Aa — #8B4B54

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.23:1

Aa — #8B4B54

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B4B54 #4B8B83

Analogous

#8B4B74 #8B4B54 #8B634B

Triadic

#8B4B54 #548B4B #4B548B

Split-comp.

#8B4B54 #4B8B63 #4B748B

Tetradic

#8B4B54 #748B4B #4B8B83 #634B8B

Monochromatic

#DAC8CA #B18B90 #81565B #624146 #342325

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