Exploring the Color #24E0C7

#24E0C7 sits at 172° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 75% saturation and 51% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 36, 224, 199 produces a 12.56:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #24E0C7 is a clear variant of CSS turquoise — about 29 units away from #40E0D0. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, 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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