Cigar Color
Cigar is a brown color with hex code #773F1A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cigar, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cigar Color Values
What Does Cigar Mean?
Cigar belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Cigar adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cigar is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: strong brown, #80461B). It is also known as Walnut.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cigar
Cigar and #1A5175 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #751A23 and #756C1A, which sit beside cigar on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cigar with triadic partners #1A753E and #3E1A75. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Copper Canyon —
#7E3A15(Delta E 6) - Bull Shot —
#864D1E(Delta E 7) - Milk Chocolate —
#7F4E1E(Delta E 8) - Nutmeg Wood Finish —
#683600(Delta E 8) - Nutmeg —
#81422C(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #773F1A; }
.background { background-color: #773F1A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773F1A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #773F1A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cigar?
Cigar has the hex code #773F1A. In RGB notation it is rgb(119, 63, 26), in HSL it is hsl(24, 64%, 28%), and its OKLCH value is 0.431, 0.092, 51.1.
What does the color cigar mean?
Brown-family colors like cigar carry distinct psychological associations. Cigar belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Cigar adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with cigar?
Cigar has three easy routes: its complement #1A5175 for punch, its neighbors #751A23 and #756C1A for something calmer, or triadic partners #1A753E and #3E1A75 when you want energy.
Is cigar a standard web color?
No — Cigar is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #773F1A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cigar lighter or darker?
To lighten cigar, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F4DCCD (lightest tint) to #150B05 (darkest shade).
About Cigar
Cigar is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Walnut. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #773F1A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.