Exploring the Color #60AC4A

#60AC4A sits at 107° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 40% 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 96, 172, 74 produces a 7.50:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #60AC4A is a clear variant of CSS olive drab — about 50 units away from #6B8E23. 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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