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Named color

Shamrock

Shamrock color #009E60: RGB 0, 158, 96 and HSL 156°, 100%, 31%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#009E60 green cool jewel-tone
HEX #009E60
RGB rgb(0, 158, 96)
HSL hsl(156 100% 31%)
CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 39, 38)
Luminance 0.253
Contrast Black 6.06:1White 3.47:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-shamrock: #009E60;
.bg-shamrock { background-color: #009E60; }
.text-shamrock { color: #009E60; }
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Color meaning and use

About Shamrock Color

Shamrock uses HEX #009E60, RGB 0, 158, 96, and HSL 156°, 100%, 31%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.253; black contrast is 6.06:1 and white contrast is 3.47:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Shamrock against black and white text.

Black text6.06:1AA Pass
White text3.47:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Shamrock Color Reference Infographic

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Shamrock color reference infographic showing #009E60, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Shamrock color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#9E003F#9E003F#009E10#009E10#008E9E#008E9E#5F009E#5F009E#9E5F00#9E5F00
Open full Shamrock harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#00FA96#00FA96#004228#004228#009E5F#009E5F#118D5B#118D5B#2FEEA2#2FEEA2#00C777#00C777

Pairings

Black#000000#9E003F#9E003F#009E10#009E10#008E9E#008E9EMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.253
Black text6.06:1AA Pass
White text3.47:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#009E60",
  "rgb": [
    0,
    158,
    96
  ],
  "hsl": [
    156,
    100,
    31
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    100,
    0,
    39,
    38
  ],
  "luminance": 0.253,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.06,
    "white": 3.47
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#9E003F",
  "analogous": [
    "#009E10",
    "#008E9E"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#5F009E",
    "#9E5F00"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#10009E",
    "#9E003F",
    "#8E9E00"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#9E008E",
    "#9E1000"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#00FA96",
    "#009E60",
    "#004228"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#00FA96",
  "dark": "#004228",
  "saturated": "#009E5F",
  "desaturated": "#118D5B",
  "pastel": "#2FEEA2",
  "neon": "#00C777"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#9E003F",
    "#009E10",
    "#008E9E"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#118D5B",
    "#00FA96"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#00FA96",
    "#118D5B"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "jade",
    "traffic-green",
    "pine-green",
    "peacock-teal",
    "teal"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "shamrock"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "jade-vs-shamrock",
    "shamrock-vs-traffic-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/shamrock",
    "/wcag/shamrock",
    "/css/colors/shamrock",
    "/hex/009e60",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/shamrock"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/jade",
      "/colors/traffic-green",
      "/colors/pine-green",
      "/colors/peacock-teal",
      "/colors/teal",
      "/compare/jade-vs-shamrock",
      "/compare/shamrock-vs-traffic-green",
      "/harmonies/shamrock",
      "/wcag/shamrock",
      "/css/colors/shamrock",
      "/hex/009e60",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "shamrock",
  "name": "Shamrock",
  "hex": "#009E60",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "jewel-tone",
    "natural-palettes",
    "wellness-branding",
    "sustainability-design",
    "nature",
    "growth",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    0,
    158,
    96
  ],
  "hsl": [
    156,
    100,
    31
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    39,
    38
  ],
  "luminance": 0.253,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.06,
    "white": 3.47
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#9E003F",
    "analogous": [
      "#009E10",
      "#008E9E"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#5F009E",
      "#9E5F00"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#10009E",
      "#9E003F",
      "#8E9E00"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#9E008E",
      "#9E1000"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#00FA96",
      "#009E60",
      "#004228"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#00FA96",
    "dark": "#004228",
    "saturated": "#009E5F",
    "desaturated": "#118D5B",
    "pastel": "#2FEEA2",
    "neon": "#00C777"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-shamrock: #009E60;",
    "utility": ".bg-shamrock { background-color: #009E60; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-shamrock { color: #009E60; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "jade",
    "traffic-green",
    "pine-green",
    "peacock-teal",
    "teal"
  ],
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    "shamrock"
  ],
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    "jade-vs-shamrock",
    "shamrock-vs-traffic-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/shamrock",
    "/wcag/shamrock",
    "/css/colors/shamrock",
    "/hex/009e60",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/shamrock"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/jade",
      "/colors/traffic-green",
      "/colors/pine-green",
      "/colors/peacock-teal",
      "/colors/teal",
      "/compare/jade-vs-shamrock",
      "/compare/shamrock-vs-traffic-green",
      "/harmonies/shamrock",
      "/wcag/shamrock",
      "/css/colors/shamrock",
      "/hex/009e60",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#9E003F",
      "#009E10",
      "#008E9E"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#118D5B",
      "#00FA96"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#00FA96",
      "#118D5B"
    ]
  }
}
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