Mint Color

#3eb489

Mint is calm, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #c14b76
Complementary Color #b43e69
Color Shade: green cyan (158.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Mint Color Sample
Mint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3eb489

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Color. The Kauai color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gossamer (#399f86) for more calm effect. Try Ocean Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b43e69 is the best complementary color to Mint. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3eb489 complementary color is Blush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Keppel are #3eb44d and #3ea4b4. Thus found on the left and right of #3eb489 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chateau Green and Pelorous colors as they work well with Mint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mint palette consists of #b44d3e and #b43ea4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b43e69). Try Crail and Mulberry colors in combination with #3eb489, 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 #3eb489 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mint. Thus Tussock and Studio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blush, Royal Purple, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #3eb489 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Mint tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b43e69) and two others. The Studio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Blush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #883eb4 and #69b43e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3eb489 is made of 16% red, 47% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Mint has a hue angle of 158.14°, a saturation of 48.76% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3eb489 is made of 46.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #3eb489
RGB Decimal rgb(62,180,137)
RGB Percentage 16%, 47%, 36%
CMYK 46.28, 0, 16.86, 29.41
HSL hsl(158.14,48.76%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(158.14,65.56%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.1151,-43.167,12.44)
XYZ xyz(22.8232,35.4728,29.3109)
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