Red Mull Color

#ff8888

Red Mull is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #077
Complementary Color #87feff
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.67% (better contrasting with white)
Red Mull Color Sample
Red Mull Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff8888

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Mull Color. The Apricot Blush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Peachy Pinky (#ff775e) for more calm effect. Try Cornflower Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#87feff is the best complementary color to Red Mull. 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 #f88 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ff87c3 and #ffc387. Thus found on the left and right of #f88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tickle Me Pink and Chardonnay colors as they work well with Red Mull.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Mull palette consists of #87c3ff and #87ffc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87feff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f88, 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 #f88 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 Red Mull. Thus Malibu and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Mull contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f88 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue 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. Red Mull tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#87feff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ff87 and #ff87fe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff8888 is made of 48% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Red Mull has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff8888 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff8888
RGB Decimal rgb(255,136,136)
RGB Percentage 48%, 26%, 26%
CMYK 0, 46.67, 46.67, 0
HSL hsl(0,100%,76.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,46.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.9271,44.9843,20.5654)
XYZ xyz(54.4881,40.6459,28.2662)
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