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#08A050

#08a050 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08a050 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 62.75% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 148.42°, with 90.48% saturation and 32.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2577

Complementary

  1. #08a050
  2. #a00858

Split complementary

  1. #08a050
  2. #9c08a0
  3. #a0080c

Analogous

  1. #0ca008
  2. #08a050
  3. #08a09c

Triadic

  1. #08a050
  2. #5008a0
  3. #a05008

Tetradic

  1. #08a050
  2. #0858a0
  3. #a00858
  4. #a05008

Square

  1. #08a050
  2. #080ca0
  3. #a00858
  4. #a09c08

Monochromatic

  1. #01130a
  2. #04572c
  3. #08a050
  4. #0ce974
  5. #4bf69c

Shades

#08a050 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08a050
  2. #079048
  3. #068040
  4. #067038
  5. #056030
  6. #045028
  7. #034020
  8. #023018
  9. #022010
  10. #011008
  11. #000000

Tints

#08a050 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08a050
  2. #21aa62
  3. #39b373
  4. #52bd85
  5. #6bc696
  6. #84d0a8
  7. #9cd9b9
  8. #b5e3cb
  9. #ceecdc
  10. #e6f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08a050 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08a050
  2. #149d55
  3. #209a5a
  4. #2c965e
  5. #389363
  6. #449068
  7. #508d6d
  8. #5c8a72
  9. #688676
  10. #74837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e9478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918756 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f974c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #739154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08a050 {
  color: #08a050;
}
Background
.bg-08a050 {
  background-color: #08a050;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08a050 {
  border: 2px solid #08a050;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08a050;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 160 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 90% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08a050 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08a050, #08a09c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08a050 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 160 80 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.60 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.01 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.06 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.12 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.91 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.49 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.93 #f75faf Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#08a050  rgb(8, 160, 80)  hsl(148, 90%, 33%)  Shamrock Green
#a00858  rgb(160, 8, 88)  hsl(328, 90%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5008a0  rgb(80, 8, 160)  hsl(268, 90%, 33%)  Indigo
#a05008  rgb(160, 80, 8)  hsl(28, 90%, 33%)  Saddle Brown