Sparkling Mint 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 | #5b222c |
| Complementary Color | #dca4ae |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (169.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sparkling Mint Color. The Swan Lake 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 Saline Water (#c5e8e7) for more calm effect. Try Light Short Phase as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dca4ae is the best complementary color to Sparkling Mint. 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 #a4ddd3 complementary color is Can Can, 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 Aqua Island are #a4dcb6 and #a4cadc. Thus found on the left and right of #a4ddd3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Aqua Island colors as they work well with Sparkling Mint.
The split-complementary Sparkling Mint palette consists of #dcb6a4 and #dca4ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dca4ae). Try Cameo and Light Orchid colors in combination with #a4ddd3, 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 #a4ddd3 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 Sparkling Mint. Thus Sapling and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sparkling Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Can Can, Cold Purple, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4ddd3 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. Sparkling Mint tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dca4ae) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Can Can. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2a4dc and #aedca4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4ddd3 is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Sparkling Mint has a hue angle of 169.47°, a saturation of 45.6% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4ddd3 is made of 22.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #a4ddd3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,221,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 22.36, 0, 3.92, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(169.47,45.6%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(169.47,25.79%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.1262,-20.2311,-1.0052) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9242,64.3086,71.2514) |