RAL Design

RAL 240 20 20

Deep Mahogany Red

RAL 240 20 20 Deep Mahogany Red sits at hue 240, lightness 20, and chroma 20 in the RAL Design system, producing a very dark saturated red-orange that evokes the concentrated depth of aged mahogany heartwood and the last glow of charcoal embers. This intense tone is favoured for luxury furniture finishes, heritage panelling accents, and fine cigar lounge interiors. Its low lightness and moderate chroma create a colour that reads nearly black in shadow yet reveals a warm umber heart under direct illumination.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#441410
RGBrgb(68, 20, 16)
HSLhsl(5°, 62%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 76%, 73%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue240°
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
68
G
20
B
16
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
15.5:1Pass
Black text
1.4:1Fail

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)14
a* (Green-Red)23
b* (Blue-Yellow)15
L* (LCh)14
C* (Chroma)27
h° (Hue)33°

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 Red

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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
1.4:1
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2:1
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3:1
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1.9:1

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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