#98CBBAMint Twist (#98CBBA) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 172°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.058. 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.
| HEX | #98CBBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 203, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 33%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.8 -20.1 3.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.802 0.058 172) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mint Twist shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a3c6ad — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#a0ccb6 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#98cbba — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#97ccbd — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Mint Twist in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.81:1 and against black 11.59:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#d1fdee · #98cbba · #7fae9e · #5d8779 · #3c6256 · #1e3f35
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.
#b8f1f7 · #9fe0da · #98cbba · #87b999 · #84a37d · #7f8d66
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.
#98cbba · #86a4b0 · #578d7c · #2b6d83 · #205344 · #14333e
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.
#d4e7e0 · #98cbba · #b67e96 · #436359 · #28443b · #142621
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#98cbba · #a89fa2 · #697470 · #484244 · #131e1a · #020101
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.
#e4f7f0 · #98cbba · #89a29a · #022920 · #000503 · #e5529d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e4f7f0 · #98cbba · #89a29a · #022920 · #000503 · #f1ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#98cbba · #ae9ca3 · #8d6375 · #623248 · #300c1e · #000201
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#98cbba · #ae9ca3 · #826686 · #663231 · #290f2c · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#98cbba · #a2a0af · #726b92 · #63371a · #301100 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#98cbba · #9aa2b0 · #5e7195 · #623248 · #261800 · #040001
#A6D3C3 · #B4DACD · #C2E2D7 · #CFEAE0 · #DDF1EA
#79A797 · #5B8476 · #3E6257 · #234339 · #0A251E
#A1C8BB · #A9C6BC · #B1C3BD
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.