Exploring the Color #1B5353

#1B5353 sits at 180° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 51% saturation and 22% 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 27, 83, 83 produces a 8.72:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #1B5353 is a clear variant of CSS sea green — about 59 units away from #2E8B57. Designers reach for cyan 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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