Exploring the Color #69A881

#69A881 sits at 143° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 27% saturation and 54% 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 105, 168, 129 produces a 7.52:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #69A881 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 46 units away from #808080. 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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