Mahogany Color

#c04000

Mahogany is vivid, 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 #3fbfff
Complementary Color #007fc0
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.65% (better contrasting with white)
Mahogany Color Sample
Mahogany Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c04000

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mahogany Color. The Dry Clay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gran Torino Red (#ee3300) for more calm effect. Try Trinidad as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#007fc0 is the best complementary color to Mahogany. 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 #c04000 complementary color is Lochmara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose of Sharon are #c00020 and #c0a000. Thus found on the left and right of #c04000 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Mahogany.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mahogany palette consists of #0020c0 and #00c0a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#007fc0). Try International Klein Blue and Caribbean Green colors in combination with #c04000, 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 #c04000 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. Thus Purple and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mahogany contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lochmara, Harlequin, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #c04000 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Mahogany tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#007fc0) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Lochmara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00c040 and #c0007f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c04000 is made of 75% red, 25% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Mahogany has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c04000 is made of 0% cyan, 50.19% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #c04000
RGB Decimal rgb(192,64,0)
RGB Percentage 75%, 25%, 0%
CMYK 0, 50.19, 75.29, 24.71
HSL hsl(20,100%,37.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,100%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.4601,49.2236,56.6896)
XYZ xyz(23.5716,14.8733,1.6285)
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