Mahogany (BF5A7C) — 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 #BF5A7C

RGB rgb(191, 90, 124)

HSL hsl(340°, 44%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:53% Y:35% K:25%

Luminance 0.1997

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.23:1

Aa — #BF5A7C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.97:1

Aa — #BF5A7C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BF5A7C #5ABF9D

Analogous

#BF5AAE #BF5A7C #BF6B5A

Triadic

#BF5A7C #7BBF5A #5A7BBF

Split-comp.

#BF5A7C #5ABF6B #5AAEBF

Tetradic

#BF5A7C #AEBF5A #5ABF9D #6B5ABF

Monochromatic

#331922 #783B4F #B3657F #C4879C #DDBBC6

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