HEX atlas value

#79BA6D

#79BA6D is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 186, 109, HSL 111, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.4029, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#79BA6D Sample readable text

HEX #79BA6D

RGB rgb(121, 186, 109)

HSL hsl(111 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(35, 0, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.4029

Contrast Black 9.06:1White 2.32:1

CSS

--color-79ba6d: #79BA6D;
.background-79ba6d { background-color: #79BA6D; }
.text-79ba6d { color: #79BA6D; }

Luminance0.4029

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA 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":"#79BA6D","rgb":[121,186,109],"hsl":[111,36,58],"cmyk":[35,0,41,27],"luminance":0.4029,"contrast":{"black":9.06,"white":2.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B2D8AC","hex":"#B2D8AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.31,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#68D256","hex":"#68D256","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.94,"contrastWhite":1.92,"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":"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/79ba6d.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/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AF6DBA","analogous":["#9FBA6D","#6DBA88"],"triadic":["#6D79BA","#BA6D79"],"tetradic":["#6D9FBA","#AF6DBA","#BA886D"],"splitComplementary":["#886DBA","#BA6D9F"],"monochromatic":["#B2D8AC","#79BA6D","#4C8B41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B2D8AC","dark":"#4C8B41","saturated":"#68D256","desaturated":"#89A385","pastel":"#CDDDCB","neon":"#6CFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":28.6705423736629},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":40.45985664828782},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":40.54626986542659},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":44.429719783046124},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":44.69899327725402}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79BA6D

#79BA6D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #79BA6D is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 121, 186, and 109, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 111deg with 36% saturation and 58% 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 0.4029, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79BA6D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B2D8AC#000000 text · best 13.31:1#B2D8AC

#68D256#000000 text · best 10.94:1#68D256

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

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

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

Generated Palette

#79BA6D#79BA6D

#AF6DBA#AF6DBA

#9FBA6D#9FBA6D

#6DBA88#6DBA88

#B2D8AC#B2D8AC

#4C8B41#4C8B41

Color Harmonies

#AF6DBA#AF6DBA

#9FBA6D#9FBA6D

#6DBA88#6DBA88

#6D79BA#6D79BA

#BA6D79#BA6D79

Variants

#B2D8AC#B2D8AC

#4C8B41#4C8B41

#68D256#68D256

#89A385#89A385

#CDDDCB#CDDDCB

#6CFF52#6CFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Agave#6F8F72

Emerald#50C878

#79BA6D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79BA6D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides