Exploring the Color #074A24

#074A24 sits at 146° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 83% saturation and 16% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 7, 74, 36 produces a 10.43:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #074A24 is a distant relative of CSS green — about 65 units away from #008000. Designers reach for spring green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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