Nearest-color comparison

Mint vs Mint Green

Mint and Mint Green are different green colors with HEX values #98FF98 and #98FB98. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Mint and Mint Green are very close colors. Mint is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Mint#98FF98

Mint Green#98FB98

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Mint and Mint Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance4

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0252

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorMint

More saturatedMint

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Mint

Mint is #98FF98, a cool green color with pastel character. Compared with Mint Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#98FF98 RGB152, 255, 152 HSL120, 100, 80 CMYK40, 0, 40, 0 Luminance0.8046 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Mint Green

Mint Green is #98FB98, a cool green color with pastel character. Compared with Mint, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#98FB98 RGB152, 251, 152 HSL120, 93, 79 CMYK39, 0, 39, 2 Luminance0.7794 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Mint or Mint Green

Choose MintMint is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #98FF98.

Choose Mint GreenMint Green is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #98FB98.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMintMint Green

HEX#98FF98#98FB98

RGB152, 255, 152152, 251, 152

HSL120, 100, 80120, 93, 79

CMYK40, 0, 40, 039, 0, 39, 2

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

TonePastelPastel

Luminance0.80460.7794

Black contrast17.09:116.59:1

White contrast1.23:11.27:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Mintblack text - 17.09:1

Mint Greenblack text - 16.59:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Mint#98FF98

Pale Green#98FB98

#F5FFF5#F5FFF5

#F0FEF0#F0FEF0

#FF99FF#FF99FF

#FB98FB#FB98FB

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "cmyk": [
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    },
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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mint/",
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  },
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    },
    "description": "Mint Green is #98FB98, a cool green color with pastel character. Compared with Mint, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mint-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"
  }
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Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 7,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0252,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Mint",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Mint"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Mint",
      "background": "#98FF98",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.09
    },
    {
      "color": "Mint Green",
      "background": "#98FB98",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.59
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Mint Green is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #98FB98.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/mint-vs-mint-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint.json",
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Full JSON dataset

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