Old Mahogany is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #b5feff |
| Complementary Color | #00494a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 14.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Mahogany Color. The Old Brown Crayon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lonestar (#6d0101) for more calm effect. Try Cowpeas as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00494a is the best complementary color to Old Mahogany. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a0100 complementary color is Sherpa Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Temptress are #4a0023 and #4a2600. Thus found on the left and right of #4a0100 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Castro and Morocco Brown colors as they work well with Old Mahogany.
The split-complementary Old Mahogany palette consists of #00234a and #004a26 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00494a). Try Prussian Blue and Kaitoke Green colors in combination with #4a0100, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4a0100 offers a combination of cool blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Mahogany. Thus Stratos and Crusoe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sherpa Blue, Verdun Green, and Tolopea split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a0100 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Mahogany tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#00494a) and two others. The Crusoe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blackberry – 120° from the complementary Sherpa Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #004a01 and #4a0048.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a0100 is made of 99% red, 1% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Old Mahogany has a hue angle of 0.81°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 14.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a0100 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #4a0100 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,1,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 1%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.63, 29.02, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(0.81,100%,14.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0.81,100%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.4646,32.3686,19.5486) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.8349,1.4776,0.1358) |