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00A161

#00A161 closest to Shamrock

#00A161 is a medium, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Shamrock. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.1% green and 38.0% blue (rgb(0, 161, 97)). Its HSL value is 156° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 37% black. #00A161 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.27:1.

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Variations of #00A161

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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#00A161 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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#00A161 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A161 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 #908865
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0935D
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A965F
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #908865
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B9164
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A091
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A07A
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7B9283

#00A161 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.35:1 Poor#00A161 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.27:1 Good#00A161 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A161 in CSS

/* Shamrock */
.color { color: #00A161; }
.background { background-color: #00A161; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A161; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 161 97);
color: hsl(156 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.624 0.149 156.8);

#00A161 FAQ

What color is #00A161?

#00A161 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 #00A161?

#00A161 is rgb(0, 161, 97) in RGB, hsl(156, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 40%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A161?

The complementary color of #00A161 is #A10040, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A161?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A161: 6.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A161 a warm or cool color?

#00A161 is a cool color.