#73383CCuba Libre (#73383C) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 17°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.083. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #73383C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 56, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 35%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 51%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 48%, 55%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.3 26.3 9.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.418 0.083 17) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cuba Libre shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#743637 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#75383a — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#73383c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#73383d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Cuba Libre in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.9:1 and against black 2.36:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c99798 · #a67071 · #73383c · #5e272c · #380810 · #130001
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8d634c · #814d42 · #73383c · #5c2a3a · #451d35 · #2f122e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b79f86 · #a67c4c · #78644f · #73383c · #502125 · #33090f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#80d5d7 · #a48283 · #796666 · #73383c · #442627 · #211011
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f4 · #b3a5a5 · #606767 · #73383c · #3f3131 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f5f5 · #becccd · #8fa0a0 · #112828 · #000606 · #73383c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dcb7 · #d3b1d0 · #258e88 · #516a52 · #73383c · #1e0618
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f7f7 · #80b7a0 · #256f8a · #73383c · #00402d · #00050b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf6e6 · #96b38a · #466795 · #73383c · #1c3559 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f3e0 · #adac7b · #0f7476 · #73383c · #332e57 · #000202
#8B5457 · #A37273 · #BB9091 · #D4AFAF · #ECCFCF
#622D31 · #522226 · #42181C · #320E12 · #230609
#6C3D40 · #644243 · #5C4647
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.