Cyber Mint Inlet
Cyber Mint Inlet: a neon split complementary palette of #75FDE3, #00EFE7, #F0A3FB, #F99283, #24C187. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 1.86:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, pink, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.86:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Hello Winter#75FDE3
A very light, moderately saturated teal (Hello Winter) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Near Moon#00EFE7
A very light, moderately saturated teal (Near Moon) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Party Pig#F0A3FB
A light, moderately saturated purple (Party Pig) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Kissable#F99283
A light, moderately saturated pink (Kissable) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Slime Girl#24C187
A light, vivid teal (Slime Girl) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.31:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.91:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly74% similarGood 3/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Cyan | Background | #75FDE3 | 91% |
| ≈ Aqua | Primary | #00EFE7 | 86% |
| ≈ Mauve | Surface | #F0A3FB | 82% |
| ≈ Blush | Accent | #F99283 | 77% |
| ≈ Mint | Text | #24C187 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #062015 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #75fde3;
--color-surface: #f0a3fb;
--color-primary: #00efe7;
--color-accent: #f99283;
--color-text: #062015;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #75fde3;
--color-surface: #f0a3fb;
--color-primary: #00efe7;
--color-accent: #f99283;
--color-ink: #062015;
}
About this palette
Cyber Mint Inlet is palette number 15,485 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Mint (#24C187), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Cyan (#75FDE3) at the light end to Mint (#24C187) at the dark end, covering 72% to 91% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Cyan #75FDE3: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.126.
2. ≈ Aqua #00EFE7: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.148.
3. ≈ Mauve #F0A3FB: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.145.
4. ≈ Blush #F99283: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.127.
5. ≈ Mint #24C187: suggested role text. It is a green color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.15, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, magenta, red and green families, spread across 293 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.139 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Cyan (#75FDE3) with Mint (#24C187) at a contrast ratio of 1.86:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#75FDE3), so this page suggests #062015 for text, a darkened Mint that reaches 13.80:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #75FDE3 and #00EFE7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #75FDE3 and #00EFE7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #75FDE3 as the background, #F0A3FB for cards and surfaces, #00EFE7 as the primary brand color, #F99283 as the accent, and #062015 for text (a computed darker shade of Mint, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
Typical uses for a neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cyber Mint Inlet accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.86:1 (#75FDE3 on #24C187). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Aqua (#00EFE7) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.