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#00A251 closest to Shamrock

#00A251 is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Shamrock. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.5% green and 31.8% blue (rgb(0, 162, 81)). Its HSL value is 150° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 36% black. #00A251 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.29:1.

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Variations of #00A251

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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#00A251 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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#00A251 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A251 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #938857
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2934A
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D964E
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #938857
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D9255
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009F8F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A173
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7B9281

#00A251 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.34:1 Poor#00A251 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.29:1 Good#00A251 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A251 in CSS

/* Shamrock */
.color { color: #00A251; }
.background { background-color: #00A251; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A251; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 162 81);
color: hsl(150 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.624 0.165 151.7);

#00A251 FAQ

What color is #00A251?

#00A251 is a medium, vivid 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 #00A251?

#00A251 is rgb(0, 162, 81) in RGB, hsl(150, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A251?

The complementary color of #00A251 is #A20051, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A251?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A251: 6.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A251 a warm or cool color?

#00A251 is a cool color.