Exploring the Color #42A459

#42A459 sits at 134° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 43% saturation and 45% 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 66, 164, 89 produces a 6.69:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #42A459 is a clear variant of CSS sea green — about 32 units away from #2E8B57. 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 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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