Cab Sav Color

#4a2e32

Cab Sav 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 #b5d1cd
Complementary Color #2d4a46
Color Shade: cool red (351.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 23.53% (better contrasting with white)
Cab Sav Color Sample
Cab Sav Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4a2e32

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cab Sav Color. The Misty Grape color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chocolate Praline (#66424d) for more calm effect. Try Rubine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2d4a46 is the best complementary color to Cab Sav. 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 #4a2e32 complementary color is Stromboli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #4a2d40 and #4a382d. Thus found on the left and right of #4a2e32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Mondo colors as they work well with Cab Sav.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cab Sav palette consists of #2d404a and #2d4a38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d4a46). Try Pickled Bluewood and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #4a2e32, 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 #4a2e32 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 Cab Sav. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cab Sav contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stromboli, Kelp, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a2e32 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Cab Sav tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2d4a46) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Stromboli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #314a2d and #452d4a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4a2e32 is made of 44% red, 27% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Cab Sav has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 23.33% and a lightness of 23.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a2e32 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 70.98% black ink.

HEX #4a2e32
RGB Decimal rgb(74,46,50)
RGB Percentage 44%, 27%, 29%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 9.41, 70.98
HSL hsl(351.43,23.33%,23.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.43,37.84%,29.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.4441,13.5077,2.7548)
XYZ xyz(4.3768,3.6401,3.4895)
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