Mahogany (B55E60) — 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 #B55E60

RGB rgb(181, 94, 96)

HSL hsl(359°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:48% Y:47% K:29%

Luminance 0.188

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.44:1

Aa — #B55E60

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.73:1

Aa — #B55E60

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B55E60 #5EB5B4

Analogous

#B55E8B #B55E60 #B5885E

Triadic

#B55E60 #60B55E #5E60B5

Split-comp.

#B55E60 #5EB588 #5E8BB5

Tetradic

#B55E60 #8BB55E #5EB5B4 #885EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1A1A #6E3F40 #A96A6B #BC8A8B #D8BBBB

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