Mint Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #431f20 |
| Complementary Color | #e0bcbc |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Blue Color. The Gentle Aquamarine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called White Glaze (#ddeeee) for more calm effect. Try Free Spirit as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e0bcbc is the best complementary color to Mint Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bce0df complementary color is Cavern Pink, 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 Ziggurat are #bce0cd and #bccfe0. Thus found on the left and right of #bce0df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Ziggurat colors as they work well with Mint Blue.
The split-complementary Mint Blue palette consists of #e0cdbc and #e0bccf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0bcbc). Try Bone and Melanie colors in combination with #bce0df, 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 #bce0df 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 Mint Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mint Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #bce0df square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Mint Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e0bcbc) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfbce0 and #bde0bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bce0df is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Mint Blue has a hue angle of 178.33°, a saturation of 36.73% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bce0df is made of 14.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #bce0df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,224,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 14.11, 0, 0.39, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(178.33,36.73%,80.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.33,16.07%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.6674,-11.9192,-3.4535) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.714,69.3304,79.9942) |