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#509E6B

#509e6b ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#509e6b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 61.96% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.28% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 140.77°, with 32.77% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2722

Complementary

  1. #509e6b
  2. #9e5083

Split complementary

  1. #509e6b
  2. #92509e
  3. #9e505c

Analogous

  1. #5c9e50
  2. #509e6b
  3. #509e92

Triadic

  1. #509e6b
  2. #6b509e
  3. #9e6b50

Tetradic

  1. #509e6b
  2. #50839e
  3. #9e5083
  4. #9e6b50

Square

  1. #509e6b
  2. #505c9e
  3. #9e5083
  4. #9e9250

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3826
  2. #366b49
  3. #509e6b
  4. #7dbd93
  5. #b0d7be

Shades

#509e6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #509e6b
  2. #488e60
  3. #407e56
  4. #386f4b
  5. #305f40
  6. #284f36
  7. #203f2b
  8. #182f20
  9. #102015
  10. #08100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#509e6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #509e6b
  2. #62a87a
  3. #73b189
  4. #85bb97
  5. #96c5a6
  6. #a8cfb5
  7. #b9d8c4
  8. #cbe2d3
  9. #dcece1
  10. #eef5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#509e6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #509e6b
  2. #559b6d
  3. #5a986f
  4. #5e9571
  5. #639273
  6. #688f76
  7. #6d8c78
  8. #72897a
  9. #76867c
  10. #7b837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9368 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938b6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e9c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869869 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d936d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #469d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-509e6b {
  color: #509e6b;
}
Background
.bg-509e6b {
  background-color: #509e6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-509e6b {
  border: 2px solid #509e6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #509e6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 158 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 33% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-509e6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #509e6b, #509e92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-509e6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 158 107 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.06 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.49 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.72 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.34 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.64 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.86 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.07 #af6194 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#509e6b  rgb(80, 158, 107)  hsl(141, 33%, 47%)  Shamrock Green
#9e5083  rgb(158, 80, 131)  hsl(321, 33%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#6b509e  rgb(107, 80, 158)  hsl(261, 33%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#9e6b50  rgb(158, 107, 80)  hsl(21, 33%, 47%)  Cafe au Lait