Exploring the Color #08570A

#08570A sits at 122° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 83% saturation and 19% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 8, 87, 10 produces a 8.83:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #08570A is a clear variant of CSS green — about 43 units away from #008000. Designers reach for 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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