RAL Design

RAL 020 20 20

Deep Mahogany

RAL 020 20 20 Deep Mahogany sits at hue 020, lightness 20, and chroma 20 in the RAL Design system, producing a very dark red-orange with the brooding depth of aged hardwood. This restrained tone is favoured for antique furniture restoration finishes, formal entrance gate ironwork, and luxury leather goods coordination. Its low lightness and moderate chroma create a colour that reads nearly black in shadow yet reveals warm red-brown character under direct light.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#6C2020
RGBrgb(108, 32, 32)
HSLhsl(0°, 54%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 70%, 58%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue20°
Lightness20
Chroma20

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
108
G
32
B
32
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
11.3:1Pass
Black text
1.9:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)25
a* (Green-Red)34
b* (Blue-Yellow)19
L* (LCh)25
C* (Chroma)39
h° (Hue)29°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

Build a Palette Around Deep Mahogany

Palette Generator

Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.8:1
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1.8:1
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3.3:1
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2.1:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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