Exploring the Color #72913D

#72913D sits at 82° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 41% saturation and 40% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 114, 145, 61 produces a 5.83:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #72913D is a clear variant of CSS olive drab — about 27 units away from #6B8E23. Designers reach for chartreuse 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 balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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