HEX atlas value

#78B474

#78B474 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 180, 116, HSL 116, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.379, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#78B474 Sample readable text

HEX #78B474

RGB rgb(120, 180, 116)

HSL hsl(116 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.379

Contrast Black 8.58:1White 2.45:1

CSS

--color-78b474: #78B474;
.background-78b474 { background-color: #78B474; }
.text-78b474 { color: #78B474; }

Luminance0.379

Black text8.58:1AA Pass

White text2.45:1AA 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":"#78B474","rgb":[120,180,116],"hsl":[116,30,58],"cmyk":[33,0,36,29],"luminance":0.379,"contrast":{"black":8.58,"white":2.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B2D4AF","hex":"#B2D4AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.93,"contrastWhite":1.62,"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":"#64CC5C","hex":"#64CC5C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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"]},{"name":"#98B474","hex":"#98B474","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.12,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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/78b474.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B074B4","analogous":["#98B474","#74B490"],"triadic":["#7478B4","#B47478"],"tetradic":["#7498B4","#B074B4","#B49074"],"splitComplementary":["#9074B4","#B47498"],"monochromatic":["#B2D4AF","#78B474","#4B8547"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B2D4AF","dark":"#4B8547","saturated":"#64CC5C","desaturated":"#8C9C8B","pastel":"#CEDACD","neon":"#5DFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":31.96873472629156},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":36.359317925395686},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":38.13135192987524},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":40.311288741492746},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":41.48493702538308}]

HEX meaning and use

About #78B474

#78B474 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #78B474 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 120, 180, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg 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 0.379, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.58:1AA Pass

White text2.45:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78B474 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B2D4AF#000000 text · best 12.93:1#B2D4AF

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

#64CC5C#000000 text · best 10.33:1#64CC5C

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

#98B474#000000 text · best 9.12:1#98B474

Generated Palette

#78B474#78B474

#B074B4#B074B4

#98B474#98B474

#74B490#74B490

#B2D4AF#B2D4AF

#4B8547#4B8547

Color Harmonies

#B074B4#B074B4

#98B474#98B474

#74B490#74B490

#7478B4#7478B4

#B47478#B47478

Variants

#B2D4AF#B2D4AF

#4B8547#4B8547

#64CC5C#64CC5C

#8C9C8B#8C9C8B

#CEDACD#CEDACD

#5DFF52#5DFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Agave#6F8F72

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Sage Green#9CAF88

#78B474

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78B474

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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