Mahogany (8E4E48) — 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 #8E4E48

RGB rgb(142, 78, 72)

HSL hsl(5°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:45% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1159

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.3:1

Aa — #8E4E48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.33:1

Aa — #8E4E48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E4E48 #48898E

Analogous

#8E4865 #8E4E48 #8E7148

Triadic

#8E4E48 #488E4E #4E488E

Split-comp.

#8E4E48 #488E71 #48658E

Tetradic

#8E4E48 #658E48 #48898E #71488E

Monochromatic

#DCC8C7 #B48C88 #845752 #64423F #352321

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