Exploring the Color #0B5701

#0B5701 sits at 113° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 98% saturation and 17% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 11, 87, 1 produces a 8.83:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #0B5701 is a clear variant of CSS green — about 42 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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