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#229F4F

#229f4f ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#229f4f is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 62.35% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.31% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 141.6°, with 64.77% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.257

Complementary

  1. #229f4f
  2. #9f2272

Split complementary

  1. #229f4f
  2. #8d229f
  3. #9f2233

Analogous

  1. #339f22
  2. #229f4f
  3. #229f8d

Triadic

  1. #229f4f
  2. #4f229f
  3. #9f4f22

Tetradic

  1. #229f4f
  2. #22729f
  3. #9f2272
  4. #9f4f22

Square

  1. #229f4f
  2. #22339f
  3. #9f2272
  4. #9f8d22

Monochromatic

  1. #072110
  2. #156030
  3. #229f4f
  4. #39d571
  5. #78e29e

Shades

#229f4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229f4f
  2. #1f8f47
  3. #1b7f3f
  4. #186f37
  5. #145f2f
  6. #115028
  7. #0e4020
  8. #0a3018
  9. #072010
  10. #031008
  11. #000000

Tints

#229f4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229f4f
  2. #38a961
  3. #4eb272
  4. #64bc84
  5. #7ac595
  6. #91cfa7
  7. #a7d9b9
  8. #bde2ca
  9. #d3ecdc
  10. #e9f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229f4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229f4f
  2. #2b9c54
  3. #359959
  4. #3e965e
  5. #489363
  6. #519068
  7. #5a8c6c
  8. #648971
  9. #6d8676
  10. #77837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #709377 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09148 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928755 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80974b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #759153 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009d78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229f4f {
  color: #229f4f;
}
Background
.bg-229f4f {
  background-color: #229f4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229f4f {
  border: 2px solid #229f4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229f4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 159 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 65% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229f4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229f4f, #229f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229f4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 159 79 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.99 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.47 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.21 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.96 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.48 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.13 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.54 #dd60b0 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#229f4f  rgb(34, 159, 79)  hsl(142, 65%, 38%)  Shamrock Green
#9f2272  rgb(159, 34, 114)  hsl(322, 65%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4f229f  rgb(79, 34, 159)  hsl(262, 65%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple
#9f4f22  rgb(159, 79, 34)  hsl(22, 65%, 38%)  Sienna