Exploring the Color #859B90

#859B90 sits at 150° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 10% saturation and 56% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 133, 155, 144 produces a 7.09:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #859B90 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 32 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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