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#5AA05A

#5aa05a ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5aa05a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 62.75% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 28% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 7.04.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2805

Complementary

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #a05aa0

Split complementary

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #7d5aa0
  3. #a05a7d

Analogous

  1. #7da05a
  2. #5aa05a
  3. #5aa07d

Triadic

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #5a5aa0
  3. #a05a5a

Tetradic

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #5aa0a0
  3. #a05aa0
  4. #a05a5a

Square

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #5a7da0
  3. #a05aa0
  4. #a07d5a

Monochromatic

  1. #233e23
  2. #3e6f3e
  3. #5aa05a
  4. #8abd8a
  5. #bbd8bb

Shades

#5aa05a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #519051
  3. #488048
  4. #3f703f
  5. #366036
  6. #2d502d
  7. #244024
  8. #1b301b
  9. #122012
  10. #091009
  11. #000000

Tints

#5aa05a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #6baa6b
  3. #7bb37b
  4. #8cbd8c
  5. #9cc69c
  6. #add0ad
  7. #bdd9bd
  8. #cee3ce
  9. #deecde
  10. #eff6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5aa05a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5aa05a
  2. #5e9d5e
  3. #629a62
  4. #659665
  5. #699369
  6. #6d906d
  7. #718d71
  8. #758a75
  9. #788678
  10. #7c837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e977e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39455 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998e5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #519c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b9957 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84955d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #559e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5aa05a {
  color: #5aa05a;
}
Background
.bg-5aa05a {
  background-color: #5aa05a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5aa05a {
  border: 2px solid #5aa05a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5aa05a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 160 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 28% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5aa05a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5aa05a, #5aa07d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5aa05a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 160 90 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.04 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.20 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.52 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.66 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.34 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.35 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.47 #a55fa5 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#5aa05a  rgb(90, 160, 90)  hsl(120, 28%, 49%)  Shamrock Green
#a05aa0  rgb(160, 90, 160)  hsl(300, 28%, 49%)  Purpureus
#5a5aa0  rgb(90, 90, 160)  hsl(240, 28%, 49%)  Slate Blue
#a05a5a  rgb(160, 90, 90)  hsl(0, 28%, 49%)  Redwood