Minotaurus Brown Color

#882211

Minotaurus Brown is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #7de
Complementary Color #107688
Color Shade: mid red (8.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Minotaurus Brown Color Sample
Minotaurus Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #882211

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Minotaurus Brown Color. The Federation of Love color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rusty Red (#af2f0d) for more energetic effect. Try Redwood as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#107688 is the best complementary color to Minotaurus Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #821 complementary color is Surfie Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #88103b and #885d10. Thus found on the left and right of #821 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud Cherry and Korma colors as they work well with Minotaurus Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Minotaurus Brown palette consists of #103b88 and #10885d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#107688). Try Torea Bay and Salem colors in combination with #821, 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 #821 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Minotaurus Brown. Thus Blue Gem and Bilbao giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Minotaurus Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Surfie Green, La Palma, and Windsor split by 90° on the color wheel. #821 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Minotaurus Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#107688) and two others. The Bilbao is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Surfie Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #108822 and #881077.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #882211 is made of 73% red, 18% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Minotaurus Brown has a hue angle of 8.57°, a saturation of 77.78% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #882211 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 46.66% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #882211
RGB Decimal rgb(136,34,17)
RGB Percentage 73%, 18%, 9%
CMYK 0, 40, 46.66, 46.67
HSL hsl(8.57,77.78%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.57,87.5%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.4453,42.1794,35.5871)
XYZ xyz(10.8265,6.4188,1.1986)
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