Exploring the Color #498567

#498567 sits at 150° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 29% saturation and 40% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 73, 133, 103 produces a 4.83:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #498567 is a clear variant of CSS sea green — about 32 units away from #2E8B57. Designers reach for spring green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, 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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