Exploring the Color #223504

#223504 sits at 83° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 86% saturation and 11% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 34, 53, 4 produces a 13.30:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #223504 is a distant relative of CSS black — about 63 units away from #000000. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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