Frosted Mint Color

#dbfff8

Frosted 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 #240007
Complementary Color #ffdbe2
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 92.94% (better contrasting with black)
Frosted Mint Color Sample
Frosted Mint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbfff8

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosted Mint Color. The Arabica Mint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Winter Meadow (#b7fffa) for more calm effect. Try Summer Cloud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ffdbe2 is the best complementary color to Frosted 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 #dbfff8 complementary color is Pastel Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Frosted Mint are #dbffe6 and #dbf4ff. Thus found on the left and right of #dbfff8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snowy Mint and Pattens Blue colors as they work well with Frosted Mint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frosted Mint palette consists of #ffe6db and #ffdbf4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffdbe2). Try Peach Schnapps and Pink Lace colors in combination with #dbfff8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #dbfff8 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 Frosted Mint. Thus Scotch Mist and Blue Chalk giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frosted Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pastel Pink, Fog, and Spring Sun split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbfff8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Frosted Mint tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ffdbe2) and two others. The Blue Chalk is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snow Flurry – 120° from the complementary Pastel Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f7dbff and #e2ffdb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbfff8 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Frosted Mint has a hue angle of 168.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 92.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbfff8 is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #dbfff8
RGB Decimal rgb(219,255,248)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 14.12, 0, 2.75, 0
HSL hsl(168.33,100%,92.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.33,14.12%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.3725,-12.8485,-0.549)
XYZ xyz(81.9167,93.3574,102.5092)
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