Mint Color
Mint is a green color with hex code #9FFEB0. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mint, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mint Color Values
What Does Mint Mean?
Mint belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, Mint reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mint is classified as a green (nearest centroid: brilliant yellowish green, #83D37D). It is also known as Synthetic Mint.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mint
Mint and #FE9FED are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #BDFE9F and #9FFEE0, which sit beside mint on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mint with triadic partners #B09FFE and #FEB09F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Light Seafoam Green —
#A7FFB5(Delta E 3) - Light Mint Green —
#A6FBB2(Delta E 4) - Light Sea Green —
#98F6B0(Delta E 5) - Foam Green —
#90FDA9(Delta E 5) - Seafoam —
#80F9AD(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #9FFEB0; }
.background { background-color: #9FFEB0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9FFEB0; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9FFEB040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mint?
Mint has the hex code #9FFEB0. In RGB notation it is rgb(159, 254, 176), in HSL it is hsl(131, 98%, 81%), and its OKLCH value is 0.918, 0.14, 148.8.
What does the color mint mean?
Green-family colors like mint carry distinct psychological associations. Mint belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, Mint reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with mint?
Mint has three easy routes: its complement #FE9FED for punch, its neighbors #BDFE9F and #9FFEE0 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B09FFE and #FEB09F when you want energy.
Is mint a standard web color?
No — Mint is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #9FFEB0 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mint lighter or darker?
To lighten mint, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F0FFF3 (lightest tint) to #01470E (darkest shade).
About Mint
Mint is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Synthetic Mint. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #9FFEB0 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.