Peppermint Bar is pale, 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 | #7e4357 |
| Complementary Color | #bc8194 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (159.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Peppermint Bar Color. The Katydid color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cascade Green (#a1c2b9) for more calm effect. Try Crazy Eyes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bc8194 is the best complementary color to Peppermint Bar. 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 #81bca8 complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gulf Stream are #81bc8a and #81b2bc. Thus found on the left and right of #81bca8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Neptune colors as they work well with Peppermint Bar.
The split-complementary Peppermint Bar palette consists of #bc8a81 and #bc81b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc8194). Try Brandy Rose and Bouquet colors in combination with #81bca8, 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 #81bca8 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 Peppermint Bar. Thus Mongoose and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peppermint Bar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Lavender Purple, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #81bca8 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Peppermint Bar tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#bc8194) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a781bc and #94bc81.
In a RGB color space, hex #81bca8 is made of 27% red, 39% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Peppermint Bar has a hue angle of 159.66°, a saturation of 30.57% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81bca8 is made of 23.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #81bca8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,188,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 39%, 35% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 0, 7.85, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(159.66,30.57%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(159.66,31.38%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8666,-23.4363,4.0383) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1044,43.4607,43.6371) |