Mahogany (8B4B5B) — 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 #8B4B5B

RGB rgb(139, 75, 91)

HSL hsl(345°, 30%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:35% K:45%

Luminance 0.1119

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.45:1

Aa — #8B4B5B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.26:1

Aa — #8B4B5B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B4B5B #4B8B7B

Analogous

#8B4B7B #8B4B5B #8B5B4B

Triadic

#8B4B5B #5B8B4B #4B5B8B

Split-comp.

#8B4B5B #4B8B5B #4B7B8B

Tetradic

#8B4B5B #7B8B4B #4B8B7B #5B4B8B

Monochromatic

#DAC8CD #B18B94 #815660 #624149 #342327

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