Mullen Pink is vibrant, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #35bfbd |
| Complementary Color | #40c9c8 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mullen Pink Color. The Roses are Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called American Beauty (#a73340) for more calm effect. Try Toasted Truffle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#40c9c8 is the best complementary color to Mullen Pink. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ca4042 complementary color is Puerto Rico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flush Mahogany are #c94087 and #c98340. Thus found on the left and right of #ca4042 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Mullen Pink.
The split-complementary Mullen Pink palette consists of #4086c9 and #40c982 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40c9c8). Try Boston Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #ca4042, 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 #ca4042 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mullen Pink. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mullen Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca4042 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mullen Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#40c9c8) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42c940 and #c840c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca4042 is made of 61% red, 19% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Mullen Pink has a hue angle of 359.13°, a saturation of 56.56% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca4042 is made of 0% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca4042 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,64,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 19%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 54.12, 53.34, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(359.13,56.56%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.13,68.32%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.7734,54.5027,30.1042) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1739,16.6167,6.9294) |