Mint (#3EB489)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.59:1 — vs black: 8.09:1

Color values

  • HEX #3EB489
  • RGB rgb(62, 180, 137)
  • HSL hsl(158, 65%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 65.56, 0, 23.89, 29.41 )
  • Websafe #33CC99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3EB489 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Mint
#3EB489 Base
#B43E69
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Mint
#3EB489 Base
#3EB44E
#3EA4B4
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Mint
#3EB489 Base
#893EB4
#B4893E
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Mint
#3EB489 Base
#B43EA4
#B44E3E
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Mint
#3EB489 Base
#4E3EB4
#B43E69
#A4B43E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Mint
#3EB489 Base
#174232
#2A7B5E
#349672
#56C59C
#71CEAC
#A9E2CD
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Mint, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#07130E
#123327
#1D533F
#287458
#339470
Mint #3EB489 Base
#5CC7A0
#80D3B5
#A4E0CA
#C8ECDF
#ECF8F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #3EB489. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #3EB489;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #3EB489;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #3EB489;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #3EB489,
        #E583A7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #3EB489,
        #E583A7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$mint: #3EB489;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$mint-r: 62;
$mint-g: 180;
$mint-b: 137;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $mint;
    color: rgba($mint-r, $mint-g, $mint-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Mint appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #3EB489 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9D9D8B Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #ACAC89 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4EAFAF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A1A1A1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Mint ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Mint #3EB489 Base
Mountain Meadow #30BA8F ΔE 1.91
Jungle Green #29AB87 ΔE 3.40
Green (Crayola) #1CAC78 ΔE 3.78
Green (Munsell) #00A877 ΔE 4.67

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.