Menthol (#C1F9A2)

The hex code for Menthol is #C1F9A2. It is rgb(193, 249, 162) in RGB, hsl(99, 88%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 2%) in CMYK — a lightest green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1F9A2

HEX#C1F9A2

RGBrgb(193, 249, 162)

HSLhsl(99, 88%, 81%)

HSVhsv(99, 35%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.127 134.9)

LABlab(92.56% -29.73 35.85)

LCHlch(92.56% 46.57 129.67)

Colors Closest to Menthol

Menthol is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.56 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.47 Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.57 Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 15.35 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 15.79 Mint#98FF98ΔE 17.04

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#C1F9A2 Channel Values

How Menthol breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 193 · G 249 · B 162	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 99° · S 88% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 99° · S 35% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 22% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.21:1 vs white · 17.34:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Menthol background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text17.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Menthol

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Menthol; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Menthol

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Menthol Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C1F9A2

Protanopia#F1F1A2

Protanomaly#DFF4A2

Deuteranopia#E8E8A4

Deuteranomaly#DAEFA3

Tritanopia#CDF0F0

Tritanomaly#C8F4D5

Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #C1F9A2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--menthol: #C1F9A2;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1F9A2;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'menthol': '#C1F9A2' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.976, blue: 0.635)

Android XML<color name="menthol">#C1F9A2</color>

SVG fillfill="#C1F9A2"

More Green Colors

Menthol sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c2ff66 bfff00 c2ffc2 bffdbf c2ffeb bee9d1 c4e189 bdffbd c4e288 bdf5bd c4ff8a bdefbd d7f9d7 001f00 008443 00e070 0fff0f 228b22 33ff66 49796b 5fd85f 7ba05b 96f7e4 a7fc00

#C1F9A2 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Menthol?

The hex code for Menthol is #C1F9A2. That is rgb(193, 249, 162) in RGB, hsl(99, 88%, 81%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #C1F9A2?

#C1F9A2 is rgb(193, 249, 162) — red 193, green 249, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1F9A2?

#C1F9A2 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1F9A2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C1F9A2 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1F9A2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1F9A2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 14.57, which is visibly different.

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