Exploring the Color #165635

#165635 sits at 149° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 59% saturation and 21% 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, 86, 53 produces a 8.69:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #165635 is a clear variant of CSS forest green — about 58 units away from #228B22. 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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