HEX atlas value

#73C251

#73C251 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 115, 194, 81, HSL 102, 48%, 54%, has luminance 0.4282, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#73C251 Sample readable text

HEX #73C251

RGB rgb(115, 194, 81)

HSL hsl(102 48% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(41, 0, 58, 24)

Luminance 0.4282

Contrast Black 9.56:1White 2.2:1

CSS

--color-73c251: #73C251;
.background-73c251 { background-color: #73C251; }
.text-73c251 { color: #73C251; }

Luminance0.4282

Black text9.56:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA 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":"#73C251","rgb":[115,194,81],"hsl":[102,48,54],"cmyk":[41,0,58,24],"luminance":0.4282,"contrast":{"black":9.56,"white":2.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AADA95","hex":"#AADA95","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.17,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#69DC38","hex":"#69DC38","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.9,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ABC251","hex":"#ABC251","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.57,"contrastWhite":1.99,"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/73c251.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A051C2","analogous":["#ABC251","#51C268"],"triadic":["#5173C2","#C25173"],"tetradic":["#51ABC2","#A051C2","#C26851"],"splitComplementary":["#6851C2","#C251AB"],"monochromatic":["#AADA95","#73C251","#4A8830"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AADA95","dark":"#4A8830","saturated":"#69DC38","desaturated":"#7EA86B","pastel":"#C2DBB8","neon":"#77FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":46.06517122512408},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":47.21228653645151},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":51.01960407529639},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":51.273774973177076},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":52.744667976962376}]

HEX meaning and use

About #73C251

#73C251 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #73C251 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 115, 194, and 81, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 102deg with 48% saturation and 54% 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 0.4282, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 46.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.56:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #73C251 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AADA95#000000 text · best 13.17:1#AADA95

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#69DC38#000000 text · best 11.9:1#69DC38

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#ABC251#000000 text · best 10.57:1#ABC251

Generated Palette

#73C251#73C251

#A051C2#A051C2

#ABC251#ABC251

#51C268#51C268

#AADA95#AADA95

#4A8830#4A8830

Color Harmonies

#A051C2#A051C2

#ABC251#ABC251

#51C268#51C268

#5173C2#5173C2

#C25173#C25173

Variants

#AADA95#AADA95

#4A8830#4A8830

#69DC38#69DC38

#7EA86B#7EA86B

#C2DBB8#C2DBB8

#77FF3D#77FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Emerald#50C878

#73C251

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #73C251

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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