Retro Mint is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #60324e |
| Complementary Color | #cd9fbb |
| Color Shade: | cool green (143.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Retro Mint Color. The Sage Bundle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Malted Mint (#bfd6c8) for more calm effect. Try Snow Goose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cd9fbb is the best complementary color to Retro Mint. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9fcdb1 complementary color is Careys Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Rain are #a3cd9f and #9fcdc8. Thus found on the left and right of #9fcdb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Shadow Green colors as they work well with Retro Mint.
The split-complementary Retro Mint palette consists of #cd9fa3 and #c89fcd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cd9fbb). Try Eunry and London Hue colors in combination with #9fcdb1, 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 #9fcdb1 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Retro Mint. Thus Rodeo Dust and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Retro Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Careys Pink, Blue Bell, and Chino split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fcdb1 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Retro Mint tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#cd9fbb) and two others. The East Side is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sprout – 120° from the complementary Careys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b19fcd and #bbcd9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fcdb1 is made of 29% red, 38% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Retro Mint has a hue angle of 143.48°, a saturation of 31.51% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fcdb1 is made of 18.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9fcdb1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,205,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 38%, 33% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 0, 10.98, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(143.48,31.51%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(143.48,22.44%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.5828,-20.7039,9.0459) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0652,54.2079,49.7357) |