Exploring the Color #2A6939

#2A6939 sits at 134° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 43% saturation and 29% 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 42, 105, 57 produces a 6.61:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #2A6939 is a clear variant of CSS forest green — about 42 units away from #228B22. Designers reach for green 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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