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#00A159

#00a159 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#00a159 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.14% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.72% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 153.17°, with 100% saturation and 31.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2621

Complementary

  1. #00a159
  2. #a10048

Split complementary

  1. #00a159
  2. #a10099
  3. #a10900

Analogous

  1. #00a109
  2. #00a159
  3. #0099a1

Triadic

  1. #00a159
  2. #5900a1
  3. #a15900

Tetradic

  1. #00a159
  2. #0048a1
  3. #a10048
  4. #a15900

Square

  1. #00a159
  2. #0900a1
  3. #a10048
  4. #99a100

Monochromatic

  1. #00140b
  2. #00552f
  3. #00a159
  4. #00ee83
  5. #3bffa7

Shades

#00a159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a159
  2. #009150
  3. #008147
  4. #00713e
  5. #006135
  6. #00512d
  7. #004024
  8. #00301b
  9. #002012
  10. #001009
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a159
  2. #1aaa6a
  3. #33b47a
  4. #4dbd8b
  5. #66c79b
  6. #80d0ac
  7. #99d9bd
  8. #b3e3cd
  9. #ccecde
  10. #e6f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a159
  2. #0d9e5d
  3. #1a9a61
  4. #269765
  5. #339469
  6. #40916d
  7. #4d8d70
  8. #5a8a74
  9. #668778
  10. #73837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e957b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19354 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91885e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f9956 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73925c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a07d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a159 {
  color: #00a159;
}
Background
.bg-00a159 {
  background-color: #00a159;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a159 {
  border: 2px solid #00a159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 161 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a159, #0099a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 161 89 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 2.13 #00a86b Jade ΔE 3.49 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.25 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.78 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.52 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.55 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.21 #ff5ea6 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#00a159  rgb(0, 161, 89)  hsl(153, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green
#a10048  rgb(161, 0, 72)  hsl(333, 100%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5900a1  rgb(89, 0, 161)  hsl(273, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#a15900  rgb(161, 89, 0)  hsl(33, 100%, 32%)  Ginger