Exploring the Color #76A069

#76A069 sits at 106° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 22% saturation and 52% 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 118, 160, 105 produces a 7.00:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #76A069 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 41 units away from #808080. Designers reach for 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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