Exploring the Color #0C4202

#0C4202 sits at 111° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 94% saturation and 13% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 12, 66, 2 produces a 11.69:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #0C4202 is a distant relative of CSS green — about 63 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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