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#159D4E

#159d4e ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#159d4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 61.57% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.32% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 145.15°, with 76.4% saturation and 34.9% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2482

Complementary

  1. #159d4e
  2. #9d1564

Split complementary

  1. #159d4e
  2. #92159d
  3. #9d1520

Analogous

  1. #209d15
  2. #159d4e
  3. #159d92

Triadic

  1. #159d4e
  2. #4e159d
  3. #9d4e15

Tetradic

  1. #159d4e
  2. #15649d
  3. #9d1564
  4. #9d4e15

Square

  1. #159d4e
  2. #15209d
  3. #9d1564
  4. #9d9215

Monochromatic

  1. #03160b
  2. #0c5a2c
  3. #159d4e
  4. #1ee070
  5. #61ea9a

Shades

#159d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159d4e
  2. #138d46
  3. #117e3e
  4. #0f6e37
  5. #0d5e2f
  6. #0b4f27
  7. #083f1f
  8. #062f17
  9. #041f10
  10. #021008
  11. #000000

Tints

#159d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159d4e
  2. #2ca760
  3. #44b171
  4. #5bba83
  5. #73c495
  6. #8acea7
  7. #a1d8b8
  8. #b9e2ca
  9. #d0ebdc
  10. #e8f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159d4e
  2. #209a53
  3. #2a9758
  4. #35945d
  5. #409162
  6. #4b8f67
  7. #558c6c
  8. #608971
  9. #6b8676
  10. #75837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d9175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8f47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8454 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e954a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728f52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159d4e {
  color: #159d4e;
}
Background
.bg-159d4e {
  background-color: #159d4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159d4e {
  border: 2px solid #159d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 157 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 76% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159d4e, #159d92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 157 78 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.67 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.61 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.36 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.81 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.11 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.91 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.17 #ea62b1 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#159d4e  rgb(21, 157, 78)  hsl(145, 76%, 35%)  Shamrock Green
#9d1564  rgb(157, 21, 100)  hsl(325, 76%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4e159d  rgb(78, 21, 157)  hsl(265, 76%, 35%)  Indigo
#9d4e15  rgb(157, 78, 21)  hsl(25, 76%, 35%)  Saddle Brown