Havana is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #c4d4d3 |
| Complementary Color | #2b3a39 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Havana Color. The Velvet Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kālā Black (#201819) for more calm effect. Try Russian Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2b3a39 is the best complementary color to Havana. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b2b2c complementary color is Outer Space, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Woody Brown are #3a2b33 and #3a322b. Thus found on the left and right of #3b2b2c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and Taupe colors as they work well with Havana.
The split-complementary Havana palette consists of #2b343a and #2b3a32 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b3a39). Try Outer Space and Outer Space colors in combination with #3b2b2c, 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 #3b2b2c offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Havana. Thus Charade and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Havana contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Rangitoto, and Blackcurrant split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b2b2c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Havana tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2b3a39) and two others. The Heavy Metal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blackcurrant – 120° from the complementary Outer Space. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c3a2b and #392b3a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b2b2c is made of 40% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Havana has a hue angle of 356.25°, a saturation of 15.69% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b2b2c is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 76.86% black ink.
| HEX | #3b2b2c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,43,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 29%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 5.89, 76.86 |
| HSL | hsl(356.25,15.69%,20%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.25,27.12%,23.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.3889,7.5921,2.2195) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1221,2.8394,2.7664) |