Menthol Kiss 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 | #5f1d2b |
| Complementary Color | #e29fad |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Menthol Kiss Color. The Path to the Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mint Tulip (#c6eadd) for more calm effect. Try Soothing Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e29fad is the best complementary color to Menthol Kiss. 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 #a0e2d4 complementary color is Shocking, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Morning Glory are #9fe2b3 and #9fcee2. Thus found on the left and right of #a0e2d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chinook and Regent St Blue colors as they work well with Menthol Kiss.
The split-complementary Menthol Kiss palette consists of #e2b39f and #e29fce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e29fad). Try Cashmere and Light Orchid colors in combination with #a0e2d4, 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 #a0e2d4 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 Menthol Kiss. Thus Zombie and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Menthol Kiss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shocking, Dull Lavender, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0e2d4 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Menthol Kiss tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e29fad) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary Shocking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d39fe2 and #ade29f.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0e2d4 is made of 27% red, 38% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Menthol Kiss has a hue angle of 167.27°, a saturation of 53.23% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0e2d4 is made of 25.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #a0e2d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,226,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 38%, 35% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 0, 5.49, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(167.27,53.23%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.27,29.2%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3116,-23.6555,0.1729) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5772,66.6198,72.3224) |