Exploring the Color #1C9549

#1C9549 sits at 142° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 68% saturation and 35% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 28, 149, 73 produces a 5.44:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #1C9549 is a close cousin of CSS sea green — about 25 units away from #2E8B57. 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 a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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