00A05F

#00A05F closest to Shamrock

#00A05F is a medium, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Shamrock. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 37.3% blue (rgb(0, 160, 95)). Its HSL value is 156° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 37% black. #00A05F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.19:1.

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Variations of #00A05F

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.

#00A05F 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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#00A05F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A05F 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 #8F8763
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F925B
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A955D
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F8763
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A9062
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009E90
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009F79
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8B8B8B
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A9182

#00A05F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.39:1 Poor#00A05F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.19:1 Good#00A05F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A05F in CSS

/* Shamrock */
.color { color: #00A05F; }
.background { background-color: #00A05F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A05F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 95);
color: hsl(156 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.621 0.150 156.3);

#00A05F FAQ

What color is #00A05F?

#00A05F 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 #00A05F?

#00A05F is rgb(0, 160, 95) in RGB, hsl(156, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 41%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A05F?

The complementary color of #00A05F is #A00041, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A05F?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A05F: 6.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A05F a warm or cool color?

#00A05F is a cool color.