Exploring the Color #529E86

#529E86 sits at 161° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 32% saturation and 47% 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 82, 158, 134 produces a 6.59:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #529E86 is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 55 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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