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#2A9B60

#2a9b60 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2a9b60 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 60.78% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.06% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 148.67°, with 57.36% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2478

Complementary

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #9b2a65

Split complementary

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #992a9b
  3. #9b2a2d

Analogous

  1. #2d9b2a
  2. #2a9b60
  3. #2a9b99

Triadic

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #602a9b
  3. #9b602a

Tetradic

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #2a659b
  3. #9b2a65
  4. #9b602a

Square

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #2a2d9b
  3. #9b2a65
  4. #9b992a

Monochromatic

  1. #092315
  2. #1a5f3b
  3. #2a9b60
  4. #45cd86
  5. #81ddad

Shades

#2a9b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #268c56
  3. #227c4d
  4. #1d6d43
  5. #195d3a
  6. #154e30
  7. #113e26
  8. #0d2f1d
  9. #081f13
  10. #04100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a9b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #3fa570
  3. #55af80
  4. #6ab990
  5. #7fc3a0
  6. #95cdb0
  7. #aad7bf
  8. #bfe1cf
  9. #d4ebdf
  10. #eaf5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a9b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a9b60
  2. #339863
  3. #3b9666
  4. #44936a
  5. #4c906d
  6. #558e70
  7. #5e8b73
  8. #668876
  9. #6f857a
  10. #77837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f907a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8e5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8464 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00998c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d945e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728e62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a9b60 {
  color: #2a9b60;
}
Background
.bg-2a9b60 {
  background-color: #2a9b60;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a9b60 {
  border: 2px solid #2a9b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a9b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 155 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 57% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a9b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a9b60, #2a9b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a9b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 155 96 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 1.66 #00a86b Jade ΔE 4.21 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.38 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.47 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.25 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.54 #d5649f Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#2a9b60  rgb(42, 155, 96)  hsl(149, 57%, 39%)  Shamrock Green
#9b2a65  rgb(155, 42, 101)  hsl(329, 57%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#602a9b  rgb(96, 42, 155)  hsl(269, 57%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#9b602a  rgb(155, 96, 42)  hsl(29, 57%, 39%)  Golden Brown