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Mintcream #F5FFFA

Mintcream is a very light, highly saturated gray color with a neutral cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Backgrounds · Typography

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Families: Mint Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#F5FFFA
RGBrgb(245, 255, 250)
HSLhsl(150, 100%, 98%)
HSVhsv(150, 4%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(99.12% 0.012 164.8)
OKLaboklab(99.12% -0.0119 0.0032)
CMYKcmyk(3.9%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
XYZxyz(90.6683, 97.8341, 104.5311)
CIE-LABlab(99.2, -4.2, 1.2)
CIE-LCHlch(99.2, 4.3, 163.3°)
Luminance0.978 (WCAG relative)
/* Mintcream */ --mintcream: #f5fffa; color: #f5fffa; background-color: #f5fffa;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: mintcream.

Collections: Off White Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#dae2de #bfc6c3 #a5aba8 #8b918e #737775 #5b5e5d #444745 #2f3030 #1b1b1b #000000

Tints (toward white)

#f6fffa #f7fffb #f8fffb #f9fffc #fafffc #fbfffd #fcfffd #fdfffe #fefffe #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#f6fffa #f7fffb #f7fefb #f8fefb #f9fefb #fafefc #fafdfc #fbfdfc #fcfdfc #fdfdfd

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#F5FFFA
#FFF5FA
#f5fffa #fff5fa

Analogous

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#F5FFF5
#F5FFFA
#F5FFFF
#f5fff5 #f5fffa #f5ffff

Triadic

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#F5FFFA
#FAF5FF
#FFFAF5
#f5fffa #faf5ff #fffaf5

Tetradic

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#F5FFFA
#F5F5FF
#FFF5FA
#FFFFF5
#f5fffa #f5f5ff #fff5fa #fffff5

Square

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#F5FFFA
#F5F5FF
#FFF5FA
#FFFFF5
#f5fffa #f5f5ff #fff5fa #fffff5

Split Complementary

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#F5FFFA
#FFF5FF
#FFF5F5
#f5fffa #fff5ff #fff5f5

Monochromatic

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#7BFFBD
#B8FFDB
#E0FFF0
#E0FFF0
#E0FFF0
#7bffbd #b8ffdb #e0fff0 #e0fff0 #e0fff0

Accessibility & contrast

1.02
#F5FFFA on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
20.57
#F5FFFA on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on mintcream

20.57
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFFDFA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDFCFA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3FFFD

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Azure (CSS) #F0FFFF2.78
Honeydew #F0FFF04.78
Off White #FAF9F65.28
Ivory #FFFFF05.51
White #FFFFFF5.59
Whitesmoke #F5F5F55.77

Colors that go with mintcream

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Evergreen #05472A
10.6:1
Same hue family as mintcream (Δh 4°) — guaranteed harmony
8.7:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈30°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Espresso #4B382A
10.8:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈125°) — balanced three-way contrast
Purplish Brown #6B4247
8.2:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈157°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Mulberry #920A4E
8.7:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.