HEX atlas value

#72D864

#72D864 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 114, 216, 100, HSL 113, 60%, 62%, has luminance 0.5361, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#72D864 Sample readable text

HEX #72D864

RGB rgb(114, 216, 100)

HSL hsl(113 60% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(47, 0, 54, 15)

Luminance 0.5361

Contrast Black 11.72:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-72d864: #72D864;
.background-72d864 { background-color: #72D864; }
.text-72d864 { color: #72D864; }

Luminance0.5361

Black text11.72:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#72D864","rgb":[114,216,100],"hsl":[113,60,62],"cmyk":[47,0,54,15],"luminance":0.5361,"contrast":{"black":11.72,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5EBAD","hex":"#B5EBAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.45,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#61EE4F","hex":"#61EE4F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ACD864","hex":"#ACD864","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.76,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#64D891","hex":"#64D891","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.77,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Pistachio adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/72d864.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CB64D8","analogous":["#ACD864","#64D891"],"triadic":["#6472D8","#D86472"],"tetradic":["#64ACD8","#CB64D8","#D89164"],"splitComplementary":["#9164D8","#D864AC"],"monochromatic":["#B5EBAD","#72D864","#3DB42D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5EBAD","dark":"#3DB42D","saturated":"#61EE4F","desaturated":"#82C379","pastel":"#D2EDCF","neon":"#78FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":40.570925550201586},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":42.567593307585526},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":42.567593307585526},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":57.619441163551734},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":58.9406481131655}]

HEX meaning and use

About #72D864

#72D864 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #72D864 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 114, 216, and 100, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 113deg with 60% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5361, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.57, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.72:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #72D864 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5EBAD#000000 text · best 15.45:1#B5EBAD

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#61EE4F#000000 text · best 13.85:1#61EE4F

#ACD864#000000 text · best 12.76:1#ACD864

#64D891#000000 text · best 11.77:1#64D891

Generated Palette

#72D864#72D864

#CB64D8#CB64D8

#ACD864#ACD864

#64D891#64D891

#B5EBAD#B5EBAD

#3DB42D#3DB42D

Color Harmonies

#CB64D8#CB64D8

#ACD864#ACD864

#64D891#64D891

#6472D8#6472D8

#D86472#D86472

Variants

#B5EBAD#B5EBAD

#3DB42D#3DB42D

#61EE4F#61EE4F

#82C379#82C379

#D2EDCF#D2EDCF

#78FF66#78FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

#72D864

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #72D864

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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