Mint #3EB489

Mint (#3EB489) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 165°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.123. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX#3EB489
RGBrgb(62, 180, 137)
HSLhsl(158, 49%, 47%)
HSVhsv(158, 66%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 24%, 29%)
CIE Lablab(66.1 -43.2 12.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.693 0.123 165)

How Mint behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Mint shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 2.59:1 and against black 8.09:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Mint

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#ceffe8 · #81e0b8 · #3eb489 · #1c926b · #006a4b · #00432e

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#6ed5d7 · #4fc5b3 · #3eb489 · #539d63 · #5f8542 · #636e26

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#8ec6d5 · #3eb489 · #31926e · #006d82 · #00533a · #00323d

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#b8f1d7 · #a9c7b9 · #3eb489 · #ad5a8c · #376753 · #274538

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#fbedf4 · #3eb489 · #74867d · #534b4f · #11241c · #020001

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#faeef4 · #d3c4cc · #a7969f · #2e1c26 · #0a0005 · #3eb489

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d3d9b4 · #3eb489 · #6c9062 · #c92539 · #3e293e · #1b0a03

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#edd1b4 · #3eb489 · #9a70cc · #84646c · #3a2e42 · #0a1304

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#f0f0ff · #3eb489 · #7b78ba · #813100 · #3a1100 · #02000e

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e9f3ff · #3eb489 · #5783bb · #7a2c5d · #2e1b00 · #060002

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#60C099 · #7CCCAA · #96D9BB · #B0E5CC · #C8F1DE

Shades

#25956F · #057756 · #00593F · #003D29 · #002216

Muted

#5CAF8D · #71AB91 · #83A595

Using Mint

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.

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