Dark Mahogany Color

#482029

Dark Mahogany is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #b7dfd6
Complementary Color #20483f
Color Shade: cool red (346.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 20.39% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Mahogany Color Sample
Dark Mahogany Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #482029

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Mahogany Color. The Port color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Clinker Red (#663145) for more calm effect. Try Wine Dregs as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#20483f is the best complementary color to Dark Mahogany. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #482029 complementary color is Te Papa Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crater Brown are #48203c and #482b20. Thus found on the left and right of #482029 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Cork colors as they work well with Dark Mahogany.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Mahogany palette consists of #203d48 and #20482b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#20483f). Try Blue Dianne and Everglade colors in combination with #482029, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #482029 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Mahogany. Thus Cloud Burst and Mallard giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Te Papa Green, Woodland, and Port Gore split by 90° on the color wheel. #482029 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Mahogany tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#20483f) and two others. The Mallard is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Te Papa Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #284820 and #3e2048.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #482029 is made of 50% red, 22% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Mahogany has a hue angle of 346.5°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 20.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #482029 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 71.76% black ink.

HEX #482029
RGB Decimal rgb(72,32,41)
RGB Percentage 50%, 22%, 28%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 12.16, 71.76
HSL hsl(346.5,38.46%,20.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.5,55.56%,28.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.236,20.1793,2.9132)
XYZ xyz(3.5892,2.5708,2.4049)
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