Mintos Color

#80d9cc

Mintos is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #7f2633
Complementary Color #d8808c
Color Shade: warm cyan (171.24° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 67.65% (better contrasting with black)
Mintos Color Sample
Mintos Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #80d9cc

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mintos Color. The Aqua Island color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Limpet Shell (#98ddde) for more calm effect. Try Ice Crystal Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d8808c is the best complementary color to Mintos. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #80d9cc complementary color is New York Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda are #80d89f and #80b9d8. Thus found on the left and right of #80d9cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Bermuda colors as they work well with Mintos.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mintos palette consists of #d89f80 and #d880b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8808c). Try Burning Sand and Shocking colors in combination with #80d9cc, 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 #80d9cc offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mintos. Thus Brandy and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mintos contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lilac Bush, and Yellow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #80d9cc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Mintos tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d8808c) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc80d8 and #8dd880.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #80d9cc is made of 23% red, 40% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Mintos has a hue angle of 171.24°, a saturation of 53.94% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80d9cc is made of 34.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #80d9cc
RGB Decimal rgb(128,217,204)
RGB Percentage 23%, 40%, 37%
CMYK 34.9, 0, 5.1, 14.9
HSL hsl(171.24,53.94%,67.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(171.24,41.01%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.0572,-29.7694,-1.991)
XYZ xyz(44.614,58.5745,66.0814)
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