HEX atlas value

#74B475

#74B475 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 116, 180, 117, HSL 121, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.3764, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#74B475 Sample readable text

HEX #74B475

RGB rgb(116, 180, 117)

HSL hsl(121 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 35, 29)

Luminance 0.3764

Contrast Black 8.53:1White 2.46:1

CSS

--color-74b475: #74B475;
.background-74b475 { background-color: #74B475; }
.text-74b475 { color: #74B475; }

Luminance0.3764

Black text8.53:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA 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":"#74B475","rgb":[116,180,117],"hsl":[121,30,58],"cmyk":[36,0,35,29],"luminance":0.3764,"contrast":{"black":8.53,"white":2.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AFD4B0","hex":"#AFD4B0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.87,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5CCC5E","hex":"#5CCC5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.25,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/74b475.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B474B3","analogous":["#93B474","#74B495"],"triadic":["#7574B4","#B47574"],"tetradic":["#7493B4","#B474B3","#B49574"],"splitComplementary":["#9574B4","#B47493"],"monochromatic":["#AFD4B0","#74B475","#478548"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AFD4B0","dark":"#478548","saturated":"#5CCC5E","desaturated":"#8B9C8C","pastel":"#CDDACD","neon":"#52FF54"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":35.482389998420345},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":37.456641600656084},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":38.3275357934736},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":41.291645644125154},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":41.291645644125154}]

HEX meaning and use

About #74B475

#74B475 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #74B475 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 116, 180, and 117, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 121deg with 30% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.3764, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.53:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #74B475 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AFD4B0#000000 text · best 12.87:1#AFD4B0

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

#5CCC5E#000000 text · best 10.25:1#5CCC5E

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

Dark Sea Green#000000 text · best 9.76:1#8FBC8F

Generated Palette

#74B475#74B475

#B474B3#B474B3

#93B474#93B474

#74B495#74B495

#AFD4B0#AFD4B0

#478548#478548

Color Harmonies

#B474B3#B474B3

#93B474#93B474

#74B495#74B495

#7574B4#7574B4

#B47574#B47574

Variants

#AFD4B0#AFD4B0

#478548#478548

#5CCC5E#5CCC5E

#8B9C8C#8B9C8C

#CDDACD#CDDACD

#52FF54#52FF54

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Agave#6F8F72

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

#74B475

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #74B475

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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