#F5FFFAMintcream is a vivid, fully saturated, very light cool green (#F5FFFA).
Mintcream reads as a vivid, fully saturated green with a cool temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with growth, nature and reassurance, which makes mintcream a natural fit for success states, environmental themes and finance products.
Mintcream is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on mintcream hits 20.57:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.02:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of mintcream sits at 330° — #FFF5FA, close to lavenderblush — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for mintcream in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from mintcream's position on the color wheel (hue 150°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix mintcream toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how mintcream performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Mintcream | 1.02:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Mintcream | 20.57:1 | AAA | AAA |
#F9F9FB#F9F8FC#F6FCFCCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword mintcream directly.
:root {
--mintcream: #F5FFFA;
--mintcream-rgb: 245, 255, 250;
--mintcream-tint: #FAFFFC;
--mintcream-shade: #878C8A;
}
.btn-mintcream {
background: var(--mintcream);
color: #000000;
}@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-mintcream: #F5FFFA;
--color-mintcream-light: #FAFFFC;
--color-mintcream-dark: #878C8A;
}Generate a complete ramp and semantic roles in the Tailwind color generator.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
mintcream: { DEFAULT: "#F5FFFA", light: "#FAFFFC", dark: "#878C8A" }
}
}
}
};The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.