Mink is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #758a9e |
| Complementary Color | #61758a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mink Color. The Mukluks color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rustic Hacienda (#9c8e74) for more calm effect. Try Sandal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#61758a is the best complementary color to Mink. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a7561 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cement are #8a6161 and #8a8961. Thus found on the left and right of #8a7561 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Mink.
The split-complementary Mink palette consists of #61618a and #618a89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61758a). Try Comet and Juniper colors in combination with #8a7561, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8a7561 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mink. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a7561 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mink tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#61758a) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #618a75 and #8a6175.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a7561 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Mink has a hue angle of 29.27°, a saturation of 17.45% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a7561 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a7561 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,117,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 16.08, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(29.27,17.45%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.27,29.71%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.6742,4.9656,14.0751) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0002,18.9889,13.9731) |