Peppermint Color
Peppermint is a green color with hex code #E3F5E1. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with peppermint, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Peppermint Color Values
What Does Peppermint Mean?
Peppermint 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, Peppermint reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Peppermint is classified as a green (nearest centroid: very pale green, #C7E6D7).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Peppermint
Peppermint and #F3E0F5 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 — #EDF5E0 and #E0F5E9, which sit beside peppermint on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair peppermint with triadic partners #E0E2F5 and #F5E0E2. 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
- Frostee —
#E4F6E7(Delta E 3) - Tara —
#E1F6E8(Delta E 3) - Zanah —
#DAECD6(Delta E 3) - Willow Brook —
#DFECDA(Delta E 3) - Feta —
#F0FCEA(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #E3F5E1; }
.background { background-color: #E3F5E1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #E3F5E1; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E3F5E140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for peppermint?
Peppermint has the hex code #E3F5E1. In RGB notation it is rgb(227, 245, 225), in HSL it is hsl(114, 50%, 92%), and its OKLCH value is 0.951, 0.033, 142.5.
What does the color peppermint mean?
Green-family colors like peppermint carry distinct psychological associations. Peppermint 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, Peppermint reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with peppermint?
Peppermint has three easy routes: its complement #F3E0F5 for punch, its neighbors #EDF5E0 and #E0F5E9 for something calmer, or triadic partners #E0E2F5 and #F5E0E2 when you want energy.
Is peppermint a standard web color?
No — Peppermint is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #E3F5E1 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make peppermint lighter or darker?
To lighten peppermint, 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 #FBFEFB (lightest tint) to #173913 (darkest shade).
About Peppermint
Peppermint is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #E3F5E1 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.