Cuban Rhythm Color

#9b555d

Cuban Rhythm 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 #64aaa2
Complementary Color #559b92
Color Shade: cool red (353.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Cuban Rhythm Color Sample
Cuban Rhythm Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9b555d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cuban Rhythm Color. The Terra Rosa color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pomegranate Tea (#ab6f73) for more calm effect. Try Black Elder as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#559b92 is the best complementary color to Cuban Rhythm. 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 #9b555d complementary color is Breaker Bay, 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 Au Chico are #9b5580 and #9b7055. Thus found on the left and right of #9b555d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Leather colors as they work well with Cuban Rhythm.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cuban Rhythm palette consists of #557f9b and #559b70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#559b92). Try Horizon and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #9b555d, 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 #9b555d 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 Cuban Rhythm. Thus Waikawa Gray and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cuban Rhythm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Asparagus, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b555d 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. Cuban Rhythm tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#559b92) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c9b55 and #93559b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9b555d is made of 47% red, 26% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cuban Rhythm has a hue angle of 353.14°, a saturation of 29.17% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b555d is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #9b555d
RGB Decimal rgb(155,85,93)
RGB Percentage 47%, 26%, 28%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 24.31, 39.22
HSL hsl(353.14,29.17%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(353.14,45.16%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.5977,29.8266,8.2714)
XYZ xyz(18.7419,14.2559,12.1198)
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