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#00A55A

#00a55a ≈ Shamrock Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#00a55a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.71% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.45% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 152.73°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2765

Complementary

  1. #00a55a
  2. #a5004b

Split complementary

  1. #00a55a
  2. #a5009d
  3. #a50800

Analogous

  1. #00a508
  2. #00a55a
  3. #009da5

Triadic

  1. #00a55a
  2. #5a00a5
  3. #a55a00

Tetradic

  1. #00a55a
  2. #004ba5
  3. #a5004b
  4. #a55a00

Square

  1. #00a55a
  2. #0800a5
  3. #a5004b
  4. #9da500

Monochromatic

  1. #00140b
  2. #005830
  3. #00a55a
  4. #00f184
  5. #3fffa8

Shades

#00a55a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a55a
  2. #009551
  3. #008448
  4. #00743f
  5. #006336
  6. #00532d
  7. #004224
  8. #00321b
  9. #002112
  10. #001109
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a55a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a55a
  2. #1aae6b
  3. #33b77b
  4. #4dc08c
  5. #66c99c
  6. #80d2ad
  7. #99dbbd
  8. #b3e4ce
  9. #ccedde
  10. #e6f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a55a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a55a
  2. #0da15e
  3. #1a9e62
  4. #269a65
  5. #339669
  6. #40936d
  7. #4d8f71
  8. #5a8b75
  9. #668778
  10. #73847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71997d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59654 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958b5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #829c57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76965d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a55a {
  color: #00a55a;
}
Background
.bg-00a55a {
  background-color: #00a55a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a55a {
  border: 2px solid #00a55a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a55a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a55a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a55a, #009da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a55a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 90 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.14 #00a86b Jade ΔE 3.21 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.28 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.02 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.12 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.51 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.54 #ff5aa5 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#00a55a  rgb(0, 165, 90)  hsl(153, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green
#a5004b  rgb(165, 0, 75)  hsl(333, 100%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5a00a5  rgb(90, 0, 165)  hsl(273, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#a55a00  rgb(165, 90, 0)  hsl(33, 100%, 32%)  Ginger