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#55995F

#55995f ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#55995f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 60% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.91% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 128.82°, with 28.57% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2554

Complementary

  1. #55995f
  2. #99558f

Split complementary

  1. #55995f
  2. #815599
  3. #99556d

Analogous

  1. #6d9955
  2. #55995f
  3. #559981

Triadic

  1. #55995f
  2. #5f5599
  3. #995f55

Tetradic

  1. #55995f
  2. #558f99
  3. #99558f
  4. #995f55

Square

  1. #55995f
  2. #556d99
  3. #99558f
  4. #998155

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3722
  2. #3a6840
  3. #55995f
  4. #81b98a
  5. #b3d5b8

Shades

#55995f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55995f
  2. #4d8a56
  3. #447a4c
  4. #3c6b43
  5. #335c39
  6. #2b4d30
  7. #223d26
  8. #1a2e1d
  9. #111f13
  10. #090f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#55995f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55995f
  2. #66a36f
  3. #77ad7f
  4. #88b88f
  5. #99c29f
  6. #aaccaf
  7. #bbd6bf
  8. #cce0cf
  9. #ddebdf
  10. #eef5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55995f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55995f
  2. #599762
  3. #5e9466
  4. #629269
  5. #668f6c
  6. #6b8d70
  7. #6f8a73
  8. #738876
  9. #778579
  10. #7c837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79907b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8e5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918863 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a968a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84935d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d8f61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f977b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55995f {
  color: #55995f;
}
Background
.bg-55995f {
  background-color: #55995f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55995f {
  border: 2px solid #55995f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55995f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 153 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 29% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55995f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55995f, #559981);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55995f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 153 95 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.00 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.67 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.31 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.36 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.31 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.40 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.47 #aa66a0 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#55995f  rgb(85, 153, 95)  hsl(129, 29%, 47%)  Shamrock Green
#99558f  rgb(153, 85, 143)  hsl(309, 29%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#5f5599  rgb(95, 85, 153)  hsl(249, 29%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#995f55  rgb(153, 95, 85)  hsl(9, 29%, 47%)  Redwood