#009E60Shamrock (#009E60) is a mid-tone, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 157°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.146. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #009E60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 158, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 100%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 100%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 39%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(57.4 -50.1 22.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.615 0.146 157) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shamrock shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#309a58 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#209f5d — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#009e60 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#009f62 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Shamrock in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.47:1 and against black 6.06:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9df3c0 · #68cd94 · #009e60 · #007f4c · #005632 · #00311a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#38c0b8 · #00b08f · #009e60 · #408635 · #526d00 · #565500
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#00dbf3 · #69b0bc · #009e60 · #007c4a · #005b35 · #003941
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d2f8e0 · #9dd9b4 · #90af9b · #009e60 · #963d82 · #1e5236
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcedf7 · #92a699 · #009e60 · #71676e · #1d3125 · #020002
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f9eef6 · #d1c4cd · #a697a1 · #2d1c28 · #090107 · #009e60
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d0d5b0 · #7bab75 · #009e60 · #a51c3e · #49334e · #1f0a03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecccb2 · #a096b8 · #009e60 · #833b5c · #41354e · #0a1003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef1ff · #8e99e8 · #009e60 · #ae4424 · #531100 · #010011
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f3ff · #5fa6e5 · #009e60 · #9d4389 · #412400 · #060004
#44AE76 · #68BE8D · #87CEA4 · #A5DEBB · #C3EED2
#00824E · #00683D · #004E2D · #00361D · #001F0E
#3D9968 · #579471 · #6A8F78
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.