Mahogany Spice is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #a4b9b9 |
| Complementary Color | #465a5a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mahogany Spice Color. The Moroccan Dusk 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 Sequoia Dusk (#795953) for more energetic effect. Try Eclipse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#465a5a is the best complementary color to Mahogany Spice. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b4646 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Don Juan are #5a4650 and #5a5046. Thus found on the left and right of #5b4646 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Mahogany Spice.
The split-complementary Mahogany Spice palette consists of #46505a and #465a50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#465a5a). Try River Bed and Nandor colors in combination with #5b4646, 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 #5b4646 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 Spice. Thus Gun Powder and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mahogany Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Gray Asparagus, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b4646 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Mahogany Spice tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#465a5a) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #465a46 and #5a465a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b4646 is made of 39% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mahogany Spice has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b4646 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b4646 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,70,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 8.24, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(0,13.04%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,23.08%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9129,8.9816,3.4402) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.61,7.0467,6.7534) |