Exploring the Color #29938A

#29938A sits at 175° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 56% saturation and 37% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 41, 147, 138 produces a 5.63:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #29938A is a clear variant of CSS teal — about 46 units away from #008080. 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 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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