Exploring the Color #166530

#166530 sits at 140° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 64% saturation and 24% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 22, 101, 48 produces a 7.15:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #166530 is a clear variant of CSS forest green — about 42 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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