Havana Coffee Color

#554941

Havana Coffee is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #aab6be
Complementary Color #414c54
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.41% (better contrasting with white)
Havana Coffee Color Sample
Havana Coffee Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #554941

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Havana Coffee Color. The Sinister Minister color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Axinite (#756050) for more energetic effect. Try Smokehouse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#414c54 is the best complementary color to Havana Coffee. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #554941 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #544143 and #545241. Thus found on the left and right of #554941 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Kelp colors as they work well with Havana Coffee.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Havana Coffee palette consists of #414254 and #415452 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#414c54). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #554941, 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 #554941 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Havana Coffee. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Havana Coffee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #554941 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Havana Coffee tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#414c54) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #415449 and #54414c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #554941 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Havana Coffee has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 13.33% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #554941 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #554941
RGB Decimal rgb(85,73,65)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 7.84, 66.67
HSL hsl(24,13.33%,29.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,23.53%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.9839,3.5811,6.6492)
XYZ xyz(7.083,7.078,5.9939)
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