Mild Menthol Color

#87f8a3

Mild Menthol is soft, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #78075c
Complementary Color #f886dc
Color Shade: mid green (134.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.1% (better contrasting with black)
Mild Menthol Color Sample
Mild Menthol Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #87f8a3

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Mild Menthol Color. The Lime Soap color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Synthetic Mint (#9ffeb0) for more energetic effect. Try Tenacious Tentacles as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#f886dc is the best complementary color to Mild Menthol. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87f8a3 complementary color is Persian Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mint Green are #a3f886 and #86f8db. Thus found on the left and right of #87f8a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mint Green and Aquamarine colors as they work well with Mild Menthol.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mild Menthol palette consists of #f886a3 and #db86f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f886dc). Try Tickle Me Pink and Heliotrope colors in combination with #87f8a3, 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 #87f8a3 offers a combination of warm red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mild Menthol. Thus Geraldine and Portage giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mild Menthol contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Pink, Malibu, and Sweet Corn split by 90° on the color wheel. #87f8a3 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Mild Menthol tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#f886dc) and two others. The Portage is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mindaro – 120° from the complementary Persian Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a286f8 and #dcf886.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #87f8a3 is made of 25% red, 45% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mild Menthol has a hue angle of 134.87°, a saturation of 88.98% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87f8a3 is made of 44.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #87f8a3
RGB Decimal rgb(135,248,163)
RGB Percentage 25%, 45%, 30%
CMYK 44.31, 0, 33.33, 2.75
HSL hsl(134.87,88.98%,75.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(134.87,45.56%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.3602,-50.0548,31.0765)
XYZ xyz(50.1699,74.93,46.469)
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