Exploring the Color #05A33A

#05A33A sits at 140° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 94% saturation and 33% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 5, 163, 58 produces a 6.31:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #05A33A is a clear variant of CSS forest green — about 45 units away from #228B22. Designers reach for spring green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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