What color is #009E60?

#009E60 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Shamrock. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shamrock?

The RGB value is 0, 158, 96: 0 red, 158 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shamrock?

The complementary color is #9E003E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shamrock color: hex code #009E60

#009E60 rgb(0, 158, 96)

Shades of green

Shamrock has the hex code #009E60. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 62% green and 37.6% blue (0, 158, 96).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 38% black.

This exact color is also called Shamrock Green.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

Shamrock (#009E60) color codes

HEX	`#009E60`
RGB	`rgb(0, 158, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 62%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, -50.06, 22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 54.99, 155.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.337, 25.296, 15.191)`
Decimal	`40544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shamrock, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #009E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #009E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009e60; }
.text { color: #009e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 158 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009e60, #008d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #009E60 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #009E60?: #009E60 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Shamrock. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shamrock?: The RGB value is 0, 158, 96: 0 red, 158 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shamrock?: The complementary color is #9E003E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.