Exploring the Color #0A3109

#0A3109 sits at 119° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 69% saturation and 11% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 10, 49, 9 produces a 14.42:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #0A3109 is a clear variant of CSS black — about 51 units away from #000000. Designers reach for green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, 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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