Exploring the Color #3B5A19

#3B5A19 sits at 89° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 57% saturation and 23% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 59, 90, 25 produces a 7.89:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #3B5A19 is a clear variant of CSS forest green — about 56 units away from #228B22. Designers reach for chartreuse 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 balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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