HEX atlas value

#72E76A

#72E76A is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 114, 231, 106, HSL 116, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.6177, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#72E76A Sample readable text

HEX #72E76A

RGB rgb(114, 231, 106)

HSL hsl(116 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(51, 0, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.6177

Contrast Black 13.35:1White 1.57:1

CSS

--color-72e76a: #72E76A;
.background-72e76a { background-color: #72E76A; }
.text-72e76a { color: #72E76A; }

Luminance0.6177

Black text13.35:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA 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":"#72E76A","rgb":[114,231,106],"hsl":[116,72,66],"cmyk":[51,0,54,9],"luminance":0.6177,"contrast":{"black":13.35,"white":1.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDF4B9","hex":"#BDF4B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.8,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#62FA57","hex":"#62FA57","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.33,"contrastWhite":1.37,"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":"#B1E76A","hex":"#B1E76A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.51,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Pistachio adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/72e76a.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":"#DE6AE7","analogous":["#B1E76A","#6AE7A0"],"triadic":["#6A72E7","#E76A72"],"tetradic":["#6AB1E7","#DE6AE7","#E7A06A"],"splitComplementary":["#A06AE7","#E76AB1"],"monochromatic":["#BDF4B9","#72E76A","#2ED322"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BDF4B9","dark":"#2ED322","saturated":"#62FA57","desaturated":"#83D47D","pastel":"#DDF5DB","neon":"#83FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":48.05205510693585},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":48.093658625644196},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":48.093658625644196},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":48.91829923454004},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":62.928530890209096}]

HEX meaning and use

About #72E76A

#72E76A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #72E76A is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 114, 231, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg with 72% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6177, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 48.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.35:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #72E76A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.35:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDF4B9#000000 text · best 16.8:1#BDF4B9

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#62FA57#000000 text · best 15.33:1#62FA57

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

#B1E76A#000000 text · best 14.51:1#B1E76A

Generated Palette

#72E76A#72E76A

#DE6AE7#DE6AE7

#B1E76A#B1E76A

#6AE7A0#6AE7A0

#BDF4B9#BDF4B9

#2ED322#2ED322

Color Harmonies

#DE6AE7#DE6AE7

#B1E76A#B1E76A

#6AE7A0#6AE7A0

#6A72E7#6A72E7

#E76A72#E76A72

Variants

#BDF4B9#BDF4B9

#2ED322#2ED322

#62FA57#62FA57

#83D47D#83D47D

#DDF5DB#DDF5DB

#83FF7A#83FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Light Green#90EE90

Mint Green#98FB98

#72E76A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #72E76A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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