American Mahogany Color

#52352f

American Mahogany is pale, 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 #adcad0
Complementary Color #2e4b52
Color Shade: mid red (10.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.29% (better contrasting with white)
American Mahogany Color Sample
American Mahogany Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #52352f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to American Mahogany Color. The Sequoia Redwood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Garnet (#733635) for more energetic effect. Try Moroccan Henna as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2e4b52 is the best complementary color to American 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 #52352f complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #522e3a and #52462e. Thus found on the left and right of #52352f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Millbrook colors as they work well with American Mahogany.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary American Mahogany palette consists of #2e3a52 and #2e5246 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e4b52). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #52352f, 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 #52352f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the American Mahogany. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of American Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #52352f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. American Mahogany tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2e4b52) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e5234 and #522e4c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #52352f is made of 45% red, 29% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode American Mahogany has a hue angle of 10.29°, a saturation of 27.13% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52352f is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 67.84% black ink.

HEX #52352f
RGB Decimal rgb(82,53,47)
RGB Percentage 45%, 29%, 26%
CMYK 0, 11.38, 13.73, 67.84
HSL hsl(10.29,27.13%,25.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.29,42.68%,32.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.3979,12.1715,9.0879)
XYZ xyz(5.2659,4.5453,3.2891)
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