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#199B4E

#199b4e ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#199b4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 60.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.68% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 144.46°, with 72.22% saturation and 35.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (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 luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #199b4e
  2. #9b1966

Split complementary

  1. #199b4e
  2. #8f199b
  3. #9b1925

Analogous

  1. #259b19
  2. #199b4e
  3. #199b8f

Triadic

  1. #199b4e
  2. #4e199b
  3. #9b4e19

Tetradic

  1. #199b4e
  2. #19669b
  3. #9b1966
  4. #9b4e19

Square

  1. #199b4e
  2. #19259b
  3. #9b1966
  4. #9b8f19

Monochromatic

  1. #04170c
  2. #0e592d
  3. #199b4e
  4. #25dc6f
  5. #67e69b

Shades

#199b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #199b4e
  2. #178c46
  3. #147c3e
  4. #126d37
  5. #0f5d2f
  6. #0d4e27
  7. #0a3e1f
  8. #082f17
  9. #051f10
  10. #031008
  11. #000000

Tints

#199b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #199b4e
  2. #30a560
  3. #47af71
  4. #5eb983
  5. #75c395
  6. #8ccda7
  7. #a3d7b8
  8. #bae1ca
  9. #d1ebdc
  10. #e8f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#199b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #199b4e
  2. #239853
  3. #2e9658
  4. #38935d
  5. #429062
  6. #4d8e67
  7. #578b6c
  8. #618871
  9. #6b8576
  10. #76837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8d48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8354 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c934a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718d51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009976 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-199b4e {
  color: #199b4e;
}
Background
.bg-199b4e {
  background-color: #199b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-199b4e {
  border: 2px solid #199b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #199b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 155 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-199b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #199b4e, #199b8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-199b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 155 78 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.60 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.87 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.72 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.78 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.25 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.80 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.88 #e664b1 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#199b4e  rgb(25, 155, 78)  hsl(144, 72%, 35%)  Shamrock Green
#9b1966  rgb(155, 25, 102)  hsl(324, 72%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4e199b  rgb(78, 25, 155)  hsl(264, 72%, 35%)  Indigo
#9b4e19  rgb(155, 78, 25)  hsl(24, 72%, 35%)  Saddle Brown