Mahogany (B95B5E) — 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 #B95B5E

RGB rgb(185, 91, 94)

HSL hsl(358°, 40%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:51% Y:49% K:27%

Luminance 0.1871

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #B95B5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #B95B5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B95B5E #5BB9B5

Analogous

#B95B8D #B95B5E #B9875B

Triadic

#B95B5E #5EB95B #5B5EB9

Split-comp.

#B95B5E #5BB987 #5B8DB9

Tetradic

#B95B5E #8DB95B #5BB9B5 #875BB9

Monochromatic

#2E191A #713D3E #AD6769 #BF8889 #DAB9BA

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