Exploring the Color #40985A

#40985A sits at 138° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 41% saturation and 42% 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 64, 152, 90 produces a 5.86:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #40985A is a close cousin of CSS sea green — about 22 units away from #2E8B57. Designers reach for spring green 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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