Mahogany (B55E61) — 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 #B55E61

RGB rgb(181, 94, 97)

HSL hsl(358°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:48% Y:46% K:29%

Luminance 0.1882

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.43:1

Aa — #B55E61

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.74:1

Aa — #B55E61

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B55E61 #5EB5B2

Analogous

#B55E8D #B55E61 #B5875E

Triadic

#B55E61 #61B55E #5E61B5

Split-comp.

#B55E61 #5EB587 #5E8DB5

Tetradic

#B55E61 #8DB55E #5EB5B2 #875EB5

Monochromatic

#2D1A1B #6E3F41 #A96A6C #BC8A8C #D8BBBC

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