Cigar Color

#7d4e38

Cigar is calm, 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 #82b1c7
Complementary Color #37667d
Color Shade: warm red (19.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.49% (better contrasting with white)
Cigar Color Sample
Cigar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7d4e38

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cigar Color. The Oiled Up Kardashian color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Craft Paper (#8a6645) for more calm effect. Try Topaz Mountain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#37667d is the best complementary color to Cigar. 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 #7d4e38 complementary color is Ming, 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 Ironstone are #7d3744 and #7d7037. Thus found on the left and right of #7d4e38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Cigar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cigar palette consists of #37447d and #377d70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#37667d). Try Chambray and Oracle colors in combination with #7d4e38, 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 #7d4e38 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 Cigar. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cigar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d4e38 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. Cigar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#37667d) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #377d4d and #7d3766.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7d4e38 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cigar has a hue angle of 19.13°, a saturation of 38.12% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d4e38 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 50.98% black ink.

HEX #7d4e38
RGB Decimal rgb(125,78,56)
RGB Percentage 48%, 30%, 22%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 27.06, 50.98
HSL hsl(19.13,38.12%,35.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.13,55.2%,49.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.0111,17.2971,21.2042)
XYZ xyz(11.8956,10.0943,5.0628)
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