Exploring the Color #8CAA9C

#8CAA9C sits at 152° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 15% saturation and 61% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 140, 170, 156 produces a 8.35:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8CAA9C is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 52 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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