Exploring the Color #40B392

#40B392 sits at 163° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 47% saturation and 48% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 64, 179, 146 produces a 8.08:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #40B392 is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 60 units away from #4682B4. 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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