Mint Cream #F5FFFA
Mint Cream is a very light close to neutral grey with hex code #F5FFFA and RGB rgb(245, 255, 250).
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Black text reads best on this color (20.56:1).
About this color
#F5FFFA is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 99%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. It is the named color Mint Cream. Black text reads best on it, at 20.56:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (99%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.012) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Mint Cream |
| Black text | 20.56:1 |
| White text | 1.02:1 |
Colors that go with Mint Cream
Matches found by rotating Mint Cream around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Mint Cream is close to neutral, so it has no hue to rotate. It pairs with almost any color; try the palettes below.
Color palettes with Mint Cream
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Mint Cream, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Mint Cream, with their ΔE distance.
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.009
- Pale Grey #FDFDFE ΔE 0.013
- White #FFFFFF ΔE 0.015
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.016
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.016
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.017
- Ivory #FFFFF0 ΔE 0.017
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.018
More about Mint Cream
How to make Mint Cream
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #FFFFFF, a difference of ΔE 0.015 from Mint Cream. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Mint Cream in every format
| HEX | #F5FFFA |
| RGB | rgb(245, 255, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 100%, 98%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(99.1% 0.012 164.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F5FFFA | 1.02:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F5FFFA | 20.56:1 | AAA | Lc 104.6 | Preferred for body text |
| #F5FFFA text on white | 1.02:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F5FFFA text on black | 20.56:1 | AAA | Lc -106.3 | Preferred for body text |
Shades and tints of Mint Cream
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#F5FFFA
oklch(99.1% 0.012 164.8)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD7
oklch(88.5% 0.009 161.3)
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Step 300
300
#B8C4BE
oklch(80.9% 0.016 164.6)
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Step 400
400
#93A69D
oklch(70.8% 0.025 165.5)
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Step 500
500
#789084
oklch(63.1% 0.033 163.7)
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Step 600
600
#607A6E
oklch(55.5% 0.035 165.3)
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Step 700
700
#50675C
oklch(49.2% 0.033 164.4)
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Step 800
800
#41544B
oklch(42.7% 0.028 164.6)
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Step 900
900
#37453F
oklch(37.6% 0.021 167.3)
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Step 950
950
#212925
oklch(27.2% 0.013 163.8)
Mint Cream with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #FFFDFA | 0.013 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #FDFCFA | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F3FFFD | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #FDFDFD | 0.013 |
Use Mint Cream in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.