Exploring the Color #2C8576

#2C8576 sits at 170° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 50% saturation and 35% 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 44, 133, 118 produces a 4.72:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #2C8576 is a clear variant of CSS sea green — about 32 units away from #2E8B57. 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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