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00A060

#00A060 closest to Shamrock

#00A060 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 37.6% blue (rgb(0, 160, 96)). Its HSL value is 156° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 37% black. #00A060 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.20:1.

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Variations of #00A060

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00A060 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00A060A00040
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Split complementary

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

00A060A00090A01000
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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.

00A0606000A0A06000
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Tetradic

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

00A0600040A0A00040A06000
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00A060 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A060 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 #8F8764
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F925C
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A955E
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F8764
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A9063
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009F90
  • 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

#00A060 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.39:1 Poor#00A060 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.20:1 Good#00A060 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A060 in CSS

/* Shamrock */
.color { color: #00A060; }
.background { background-color: #00A060; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A060; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 96);
color: hsl(156 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.621 0.149 156.6);

#00A060 FAQ

What color is #00A060?

#00A060 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 #00A060?

#00A060 is rgb(0, 160, 96) in RGB, hsl(156, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 40%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A060?

The complementary color of #00A060 is #A00040, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A060?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A060: 6.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A060 a warm or cool color?

#00A060 is a cool color.