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Windows · 1990 · Proprietary

Windows 3.0

Windows 3 finally introduced pretty much all of the colors which became the default palette for years to come. It also came with some themes to choose from. The iconic teal, which will later become the default in Windows 95 is already part of the palette from Windows 3.0 on. It's used as background color in the "Ocean" Theme.

EarlierWindows 2.0LaterWindows 3.1
Preview#82ffc0
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Muted Teal
#3f7c7c
Raspberry
#bb4495
Mint
#82ffc0
Light Red
#ff8080
Ivory
#ffffe8
Light Green
#80ff80
Spring Green
#00ff80
Light Cyan
#80ffff
Azure
#0080ff
Pink
#ff80c0
Light Magenta
#ff80ff
Red
#ff0000
Light Yellow
#ffff80
Chartreuse
#80ff00
Emerald
#00ff40
Cyan
#00ffff
Cerulean
#0080c0
Slate Blue
#8080c0
Magenta
#ff00ff
Brick
#804040
Yellow
#ffff00
Green
#00ff00
Teal
#008080
Navy Blue
#004080
Periwinkle
#8080ff
Maroon
#800040
Rose
#ff0080
Dark Red
#800000
Amber
#ff8000
Dark Green
#008000
Sea Green
#008040
Blue
#0000ff
Cobalt
#0000a0
Purple
#800080
Violet
#8000ff
Deep Maroon
#400000
Brown
#804000
Forest Green
#004000
Deep Teal
#004040
Navy
#000080
Midnight Blue
#000040
Dark Purple
#400040
Indigo
#400080
Black
#000000
Olive
#808000
Khaki
#808040
Gray
#808080
Dusty Teal
#408080
Silver
#c0c0c0
Ash Gray
#828282
White
#ffffff
Mint
Used in the Pastel theme.
KNOWN USES3 palettes · 1990–1993
19901993
First in Windows 3.0, 1990. Recurs across 3 palettes through Windows NT 3.x, 1993.
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COLOR VALUES · CLICK TO COPY
HEX#82ffc0Copy
RGB130, 255, 192Copy
HSL150° 100% 75%Copy
CMYK49% 0% 25% 0%Copy
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Similar colors elsewhere

closest to Mint · #82ffc0
89% match
Mint Green
#8ff0a4
85% match
Light Green
#c0ffc0
85% match
Dithered Green (Gamma-Corrected)
#57ff9a
81% match
Light Green
#80ff80
79% match
Aqua
#57ffff
79% match
Light Cyan
#80ffff

Colors of the same era

platforms released around 1990 · popular defaults
Aqua3 yr earlier
Windows 2.0
1987 · Windows
Moonstone1 yr earlier
SunOS / Solaris (OpenWindows)
1989 · Solaris
Workbench Graysame year
Amiga Workbench 2.0
1990 · Amiga
Nickel2 yr later
Plan 9 (Rio)
1992 · Plan 9
Silver2 yr later
Windows 3.1
1992 · Windows
Teal3 yr later
Windows NT 3.x
1993 · Windows