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#009E64 Shamrock

#009E64 is a medium, moderately saturated green named Shamrock. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.0% green and 39.2% blue (rgb(0, 158, 100)). Its HSL value is 158° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black. #009E64 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.07:1.

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Variations of #009E64

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#009E64 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#009E64 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #009E64 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D8568
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9160
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #879363
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D8568
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #788E67
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009D8F
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009E7A
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #798F82

#009E64 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.46:1 Poor#009E64 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.07:1 Good#009E64 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#009E64 in CSS

/* Shamrock */
.color { color: #009E64; }
.background { background-color: #009E64; }
.border { border: 1px solid #009E64; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 158 100);
color: hsl(158 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.616 0.143 158.6);

#009E64 FAQ

What color is #009E64?

#009E64 is a medium, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Shamrock. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #009E64?

#009E64 is rgb(0, 158, 100) in RGB, hsl(158, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 37%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #009E64?

The complementary color of #009E64 is #9E003A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #009E64?

Black text has the best contrast on #009E64: 6.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #009E64 a warm or cool color?

#009E64 is a cool color.