Mahogany Color
Mahogany is a brown color with hex code #C04000. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mahogany, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mahogany Color Values
What Does Mahogany Mean?
Mahogany belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Mahogany sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mahogany is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: vivid reddish orange, #E25822).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mahogany
Mahogany and #0081C2 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #C20020 and #C2A100, which sit beside mahogany on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mahogany with triadic partners #00C241 and #4100C2. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Tia Maria —
#C1440E(Delta E 4) - Brick Orange —
#C14A09(Delta E 4) - Rock Spray —
#BA450C(Delta E 6) - Burnt Orange —
#C04E01(Delta E 7) - Dark Orange —
#C65102(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #C04000; }
.background { background-color: #C04000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #C04000; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C0400040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mahogany?
Mahogany has the hex code #C04000. In RGB notation it is rgb(192, 64, 0), in HSL it is hsl(20, 100%, 38%), and its OKLCH value is 0.549, 0.174, 39.5.
What does the color mahogany mean?
Brown-family colors like mahogany carry distinct psychological associations. Mahogany belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Mahogany sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with mahogany?
Mahogany has three easy routes: its complement #0081C2 for punch, its neighbors #C20020 and #C2A100 for something calmer, or triadic partners #00C241 and #4100C2 when you want energy.
Is mahogany a standard web color?
No — Mahogany is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #C04000 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mahogany lighter or darker?
To lighten mahogany, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFDDCC (lightest tint) to #1F0A00 (darkest shade).
About Mahogany
Mahogany is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Crayola, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #C04000 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.