#3B2B2CHavana (#3B2B2C) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 14°, lightness 0.31 and chroma 0.024. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #3B2B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 43, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 16%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 27%, 23%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 77%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(19.4 7.6 2.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.308 0.024 14) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Havana shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3d2a28 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#3d2b2b — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#3b2b2c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3b2b2d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Havana 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 13.39:1 and against black 1.57:1, 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.
#a6999a · #827474 · #605051 · #3b2b2c · #1f1213 · #050101
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.
#6a4533 · #5e3129 · #3b2b2c · #3a1021 · #25051b · #120013
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.
#b39c86 · #a37477 · #835d34 · #584634 · #3b2b2c · #2f080e
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.
#88d4d3 · #806364 · #584849 · #3b2b2c · #250d10 · #070101
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #beb1b2 · #777d7d · #504344 · #3b2b2c · #141c1c
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.
#f8eff0 · #d0c7c7 · #a59a9b · #3b2b2c · #0b0303 · #e54d67
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f8eff0 · #d0c7c7 · #a59a9b · #3b2b2c · #0b0303 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f7f6 · #87c2c0 · #3e8a89 · #0c5251 · #3b2b2c · #291215
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f6 · #92c2ab · #45869d · #20523e · #3b2b2c · #031e27
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecf5e6 · #a5be97 · #5d7ea8 · #2e4969 · #3b2b2c · #131e0b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f3e2 · #bbb88b · #3e8a89 · #434268 · #3b2b2c · #001f1f
#584849 · #766768 · #958889 · #B5ABAB · #D7CECF
#332425 · #2A1D1E · #221718 · #1B1111 · #130B0B
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.