Cherry Mahogany Color

#66352b

Cherry Mahogany is calm, 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 #99cad4
Complementary Color #2a5c66
Color Shade: mid red (10.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.43% (better contrasting with white)
Cherry Mahogany Color Sample
Cherry Mahogany Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #66352b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cherry Mahogany Color. The Leather Satchel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cherry Cola (#894c3b) for more calm effect. Try Antler Moth as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2a5c66 is the best complementary color to Cherry 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 #66352b complementary color is Casal, 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 Quincy are #662a3e and #66522a. Thus found on the left and right of #66352b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Cherry Mahogany.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cherry Mahogany palette consists of #2a3e66 and #2a6652 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a5c66). Try Rhino and Casal colors in combination with #66352b, 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 #66352b 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 Cherry Mahogany. Thus Jacarta and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cherry Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Woodland, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #66352b 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. Cherry Mahogany tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2a5c66) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a6634 and #662a5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #66352b is made of 52% red, 27% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cherry Mahogany has a hue angle of 10.17°, a saturation of 40.69% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66352b is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #66352b
RGB Decimal rgb(102,53,43)
RGB Percentage 52%, 27%, 22%
CMYK 0, 19.22, 23.14, 60
HSL hsl(10.17,40.69%,28.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.17,57.84%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.2353,20.7798,16.0161)
XYZ xyz(7.1886,5.5454,2.977)
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