Exploring the Color #509679

#509679 sits at 155° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 30% saturation and 45% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 80, 150, 121 produces a 5.98:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #509679 is a clear variant of CSS sea green — about 49 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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