Mint Zest is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #302 |
| Complementary Color | #fecced |
| Color Shade: | cool green (140° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Zest Color. The Synthetic Mint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mintastic (#afffd5) for more calm effect. Try Coastal Trim as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fecced is the best complementary color to Mint Zest. 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 #cfd complementary color is Pink Lace, 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 White are #d4fecc and #ccfef6. Thus found on the left and right of #cfd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snow Flurry and Frosted Mint colors as they work well with Mint Zest.
The split-complementary Mint Zest palette consists of #feccd4 and #f6ccfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fecced). Try Pastel Pink and Mauve colors in combination with #cfd, 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 #cfd 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 Mint Zest. Thus Tuft Bush and Fog giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mint Zest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Lace, Periwinkle, and Pipi split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfd 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. Mint Zest tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#fecced) and two others. The Fog is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chiffon – 120° from the complementary Pink Lace. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddccfe and #edfecc.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccffdd is made of 30% red, 38% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mint Zest has a hue angle of 140°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccffdd is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ccffdd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,255,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 38%, 33% |
| CMYK | 20, 0, 13.33, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(140,100%,90%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(140,20%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.8214,-22.6089,10.9726) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.713,89.5778,81.8118) |