Mickey Mouse color: Mickey red

Mickey Mouse wears red shorts studied around #E2231A, combined with large yellow shoes and white gloves against his black body. Its approximate study hex value is #E2231A (RGB 226, 35, 26; HSB 3°, 88%, 89%).

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Mickey Mouse — official character art (via Wikipedia).
Hex
#E2231A
RGB
226, 35, 26
HSB
3°, 88%, 89%
CSS
color: #E2231A;

Mickey red palette

Tints, shades, and the complementary color — useful for color study and for matching Mickey Mouse's shade in the game.

Lighter
#F4ABA8
Light
#EC706A
Base
#E2231A
Dark
#A31913
Darker
#6C110C
Complement
#1BD9E3

Why this shade?

Red shorts give a single warm focal point on an otherwise black-and-white character, a deliberately simple, reproducible palette from the early color era.

Play Toon Tone with Mickey Mouse

Color values are approximate study values. Toon Tone is an unaffiliated fan project; Mickey Mouse and Disney are the property of their respective owners.

About Mickey Mouse's color

What color is Mickey Mouse?

Mickey Mouse wears red shorts studied around #E2231A, combined with large yellow shoes and white gloves against his black body. Its approximate study hex value is #E2231A (RGB 226, 35, 26; HSB 3°, 88%, 89%).

What is the hex code for Mickey Mouse?

Mickey Mouse is commonly studied as #E2231A — a mickey red shade with RGB (226, 35, 26) and HSB (3°, 88%, 89%).

Why is Mickey Mouse red?

Red shorts give a single warm focal point on an otherwise black-and-white character, a deliberately simple, reproducible palette from the early color era.

When did Mickey Mouse first appear?

Mickey Mouse first appeared in 1928, in Disney.