Blood Mahogany is pale, 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 | #abc7c6 |
| Complementary Color | #385453 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blood Mahogany Color. The Tosca color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ripe Fig (#6a5254) for more calm effect. Try Musk Memory as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#385453 is the best complementary color to Blood 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 #543839 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #543846 and #544538. Thus found on the left and right of #543839 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Judge Gray colors as they work well with Blood Mahogany.
The split-complementary Blood Mahogany palette consists of #384654 and #385445 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385453). Try Oxford Blue and Mineral Green colors in combination with #543839, 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 #543839 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 Blood Mahogany. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blood Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Tom Thumb, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #543839 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blood Mahogany tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#385453) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #385438 and #533854.
In a RGB color space, hex #543839 is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Blood Mahogany has a hue angle of 357.86°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #543839 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #543839 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,56,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 10.59, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(357.86,20%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.86,33.33%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.7592,12.6423,4.4136) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8088,5.0086,4.5315) |