Exploring the Color #0C3F1F

#0C3F1F sits at 142° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green 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, 63, 31 produces a 12.02:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #0C3F1F is a distant relative of CSS black — about 71 units away from #000000. Designers reach for spring 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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