Cuba Libre is calm, 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 | #8cc7c3 |
| Complementary Color | #38736f |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cuba Libre Color. The Japanese Wineberry 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 Heath (#4f2a2c) for more calm effect. Try Reddest Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#38736f is the best complementary color to Cuba Libre. 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 #73383c complementary color is Oracle, 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 Buccaneer are #733859 and #735138. Thus found on the left and right of #73383c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Cuba Libre.
The split-complementary Cuba Libre palette consists of #385973 and #387351 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#38736f). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #73383c, 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 #73383c 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 Cuba Libre. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cuba Libre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #73383c 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. Cuba Libre tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#38736f) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b7338 and #6f3873.
In a RGB color space, hex #73383c is made of 50% red, 24% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cuba Libre has a hue angle of 355.93°, a saturation of 34.5% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73383c is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #73383c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,56,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 24%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.14, 21.57, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(355.93,34.5%,33.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.93,51.3%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.3459,26.3243,9.5498) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3,6.7994,5.0972) |