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#009966

#009966 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
  • Web safe
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#009966 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 60% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 100% saturation and 30% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.2374

Complementary

  1. #009966
  2. #990033

Split complementary

  1. #009966
  2. #99007f
  3. #991900

Analogous

  1. #00991a
  2. #009966
  3. #007f99

Triadic

  1. #009966
  2. #660099
  3. #996600

Tetradic

  1. #009966
  2. #003399
  3. #990033
  4. #996600

Square

  1. #009966
  2. #190099
  3. #990033
  4. #7f9900

Monochromatic

  1. #00140e
  2. #004d33
  3. #009966
  4. #00e699
  5. #33ffbb

Shades

#009966 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009966
  2. #008a5c
  3. #007a52
  4. #006b47
  5. #005c3d
  6. #004d33
  7. #003d29
  8. #002e1f
  9. #001f14
  10. #000f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#009966 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009966
  2. #1aa375
  3. #33ad85
  4. #4db894
  5. #66c2a3
  6. #80ccb3
  7. #99d6c2
  8. #b3e0d1
  9. #ccebe0
  10. #e6f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009966 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009966
  2. #0d9769
  3. #1a946b
  4. #26926e
  5. #338f70
  6. #408d73
  7. #4d8a76
  8. #5a8878
  9. #66857b
  10. #73837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #698e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978c63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878169 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779264 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8b68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00997e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009966 {
  color: #009966;
}
Background
.bg-009966 {
  background-color: #009966;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009966 {
  border: 2px solid #009966;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009966;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 153 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 100% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009966 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009966, #007f99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009966 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 153 102 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 2.77 #00a86b Jade ΔE 4.93 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.28 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.56 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.81 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.26 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.91 #ff6699 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#009966  rgb(0, 153, 102)  hsl(160, 100%, 30%)  Shamrock Green
#990033  rgb(153, 0, 51)  hsl(340, 100%, 30%)  Vivid Burgundy
#660099  rgb(102, 0, 153)  hsl(280, 100%, 30%)  Indigo
#996600  rgb(153, 102, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 30%)  Golden Brown