Mahogany (BD5973) — 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 #BD5973

RGB rgb(189, 89, 115)

HSL hsl(344°, 43%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:53% Y:39% K:26%

Luminance 0.1931

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.34:1

Aa — #BD5973

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.84:1

Aa — #BD5973

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD5973 #5BBEA3

Analogous

#BE5BA7 #BD5973 #BE725B

Triadic

#BD5973 #75BE5B #5B75BE

Split-comp.

#BD5973 #5BBE72 #5BA7BE

Tetradic

#BD5973 #A7BE5B #5BBEA3 #725BBE

Monochromatic

#331A20 #773C4C #B2667B #C38898 #DDBBC4

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