Mahogany Color

#4e0606

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

Inverse Color #b1f9f9
Complementary Color #064d4e
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.47% (better contrasting with white)
Mahogany Color Sample
Mahogany Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4e0606

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mahogany Color. The Vampiric Council 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 saturated alternative called Beastly Flesh (#680c08) for more energetic effect. Try Chocolate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#064d4e is the best complementary color to 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 #4e0606 complementary color is Deep Sea Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mahogany are #4e062a and #4e2a06. Thus found on the left and right of #4e0606 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry Wood and Bracken colors as they work well with Mahogany.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mahogany palette consists of #06294e and #064e2a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#064d4e). Try Blue Whale and Zuccini colors in combination with #4e0606, 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 #4e0606 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 Mahogany. Thus Deep Cove and San Felix giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Sea Green, San Felix, and Cherry Pie split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e0606 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Mahogany tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#064d4e) and two others. The San Felix is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry Wood – 120° from the complementary Deep Sea Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #064e06 and #4e064d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4e0606 is made of 87% red, 7% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Mahogany has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 16.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e0606 is made of 0% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 69.41% black ink.

HEX #4e0606
RGB Decimal rgb(78,6,6)
RGB Percentage 87%, 7%, 7%
CMYK 0, 28.24, 28.24, 69.41
HSL hsl(0,85.71%,16.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,92.31%,30.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.1914,31.9834,19.5784)
XYZ xyz(3.2399,1.7631,0.3418)
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