Exploring the Color #0C3E3D

#0C3E3D sits at 179° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 68% saturation and 15% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 12, 62, 61 produces a 11.85:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #0C3E3D is a distant relative of CSS forest green — about 85 units away from #228B22. Designers reach for cyan 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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