Mahogany Finish is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5ae |
| Complementary Color | #1065aa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mahogany Finish Color. The Tomato Bisque color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brusque Brown (#cc6611) for more energetic effect. Try Caffeinated Cinnamon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1065aa is the best complementary color to Mahogany Finish. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a51 complementary color is Tory Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #aa1019 and #aaa110. Thus found on the left and right of #a51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tamarillo and Sahara colors as they work well with Mahogany Finish.
The split-complementary Mahogany Finish palette consists of #1019aa and #10aaa1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1065aa). Try Torea Bay and Blue Chill colors in combination with #a51, 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 #a51 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mahogany Finish. Thus Blue Gem and Salem giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mahogany Finish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tory Blue, La Palma, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #a51 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mahogany Finish tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1065aa) and two others. The Salem is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jazzberry Jam – 120° from the complementary Tory Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10aa55 and #aa1065.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa5511 is made of 63% red, 31% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Mahogany Finish has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 81.82% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa5511 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 60% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa5511 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,85,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 31%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.34, 60, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(26.67,81.82%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.67,90%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.7484,30.8773,50.453) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9272,15.0835,2.3914) |