Exploring the Color #164E1C

#164E1C sits at 126° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 56% saturation and 20% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 22, 78, 28 produces a 9.81:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #164E1C is a distant relative of CSS green — about 61 units away from #008000. 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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