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Generated palette

Shamrock Palette

Shamrock Palette is a generated palette built from #009E60, #9E003F, #009E10, #008E9E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Shamrock Palette combines primary #009E60, secondary #9E003F, surface #009E10, background #008E9E, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, pink palette, cyan palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

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Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#009E60Shamrock
Secondary#9E003F#9E003F
Surface#009E10#009E10
Background#008E9E#008E9E
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-shamrock-primary: #009E60;
--palette-shamrock-secondary: #9E003F;
--palette-shamrock-surface: #009E10;
--palette-shamrock-background: #008E9E;
--palette-shamrock-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#009E60
Black 6.06:1 · White 3.47:1
Best #000000
Secondary#9E003F
Black 2.53:1 · White 8.31:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#009E10
Black 5.9:1 · White 3.56:1
Best #000000
Background#008E9E
Black 5.36:1 · White 3.92:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Shamrock Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Shamrock Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.253
Black text6.06:1AA Pass
White text3.47:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#009E60",
    "name": "Shamrock"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#9E003F",
    "name": "#9E003F"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#009E10",
    "name": "#009E10"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#008E9E",
    "name": "#008E9E"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#009E60",
    "name": "Shamrock",
    "blackContrast": 6.06,
    "whiteContrast": 3.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#9E003F",
    "name": "#9E003F",
    "blackContrast": 2.53,
    "whiteContrast": 8.31,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#009E10",
    "name": "#009E10",
    "blackContrast": 5.9,
    "whiteContrast": 3.56,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#008E9E",
    "name": "#008E9E",
    "blackContrast": 5.36,
    "whiteContrast": 3.92,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "shamrock palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "pink palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-shamrock-primary: #009E60;\n--palette-shamrock-secondary: #9E003F;\n--palette-shamrock-surface: #009E10;\n--palette-shamrock-background: #008E9E;\n--palette-shamrock-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "shamrock",
  "name": "Shamrock Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "shamrock",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Shamrock, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Shamrock Palette combines primary #009E60, secondary #9E003F, surface #009E10, background #008E9E, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, pink palette, cyan palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "shamrock palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "pink palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#009E60",
      "slug": "shamrock",
      "name": "Shamrock",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        158,
        96
      ],
      "hsl": [
        156,
        100,
        31
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        39,
        38
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.253,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.06,
        "white": 3.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/shamrock/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9E003F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#9E003F",
      "rgb": [
        158,
        0,
        63
      ],
      "hsl": [
        336,
        100,
        31
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        60,
        38
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0763,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.53,
        "white": 8.31
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/9e003f/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#009E10",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#009E10",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        158,
        16
      ],
      "hsl": [
        126,
        100,
        31
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        90,
        38
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2449,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.9,
        "white": 3.56
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/009e10/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#008E9E",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#008E9E",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        142,
        158
      ],
      "hsl": [
        186,
        100,
        31
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        10,
        0,
        38
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2181,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.36,
        "white": 3.92
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/008e9e/"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#009E60",
      "name": "Shamrock"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9E003F",
      "name": "#9E003F"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#009E10",
      "name": "#009E10"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#008E9E",
      "name": "#008E9E"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#009E60",
      "name": "Shamrock",
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      "whiteContrast": 3.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9E003F",
      "name": "#9E003F",
      "blackContrast": 2.53,
      "whiteContrast": 8.31,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#009E10",
      "name": "#009E10",
      "blackContrast": 5.9,
      "whiteContrast": 3.56,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#008E9E",
      "name": "#008E9E",
      "blackContrast": 5.36,
      "whiteContrast": 3.92,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-shamrock-primary: #009E60;\n--palette-shamrock-secondary: #9E003F;\n--palette-shamrock-surface: #009E10;\n--palette-shamrock-background: #008E9E;\n--palette-shamrock-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/shamrock.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/shamrock/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/shamrock.json"
}
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