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#08996E

#08996e ≈ Shamrock Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08996e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 60% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.1% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 162.21°, with 90.06% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2396

Complementary

  1. #08996e
  2. #990833

Split complementary

  1. #08996e
  2. #99087b
  3. #992608

Analogous

  1. #089926
  2. #08996e
  3. #087b99

Triadic

  1. #08996e
  2. #6e0899
  3. #996e08

Tetradic

  1. #08996e
  2. #083399
  3. #990833
  4. #996e08

Square

  1. #08996e
  2. #260899
  3. #990833
  4. #7b9908

Monochromatic

  1. #01130e
  2. #04503a
  3. #08996e
  4. #0ce2a2
  5. #45f5c1

Shades

#08996e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08996e
  2. #078a63
  3. #067a58
  4. #066b4d
  5. #055c42
  6. #044d37
  7. #033d2c
  8. #022e21
  9. #021f16
  10. #010f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#08996e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08996e
  2. #21a37d
  3. #39ad8b
  4. #52b89a
  5. #6bc2a8
  6. #84ccb7
  7. #9cd6c5
  8. #b5e0d4
  9. #ceebe2
  10. #e6f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08996e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08996e
  2. #149770
  3. #209472
  4. #2c9273
  5. #388f75
  6. #448d77
  7. #508a79
  8. #5c887b
  9. #68857c
  10. #74837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968d6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868271 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00998d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77926d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8c70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08996e {
  color: #08996e;
}
Background
.bg-08996e {
  background-color: #08996e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08996e {
  border: 2px solid #08996e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08996e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 153 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 90% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08996e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08996e, #087b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08996e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 153 110 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 4.56 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.83 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.18 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.42 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.74 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.04 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.51 #f76691 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#08996e  rgb(8, 153, 110)  hsl(162, 90%, 32%)  Shamrock Green
#990833  rgb(153, 8, 51)  hsl(342, 90%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#6e0899  rgb(110, 8, 153)  hsl(282, 90%, 32%)  Rebecca Purple
#996e08  rgb(153, 110, 8)  hsl(42, 90%, 32%)  Golden Brown