HEX atlas value

#85B474

#85B474 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 180, 116, HSL 104, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.3889, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#85B474 Sample readable text

HEX #85B474

RGB rgb(133, 180, 116)

HSL hsl(104 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(26, 0, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.3889

Contrast Black 8.78:1White 2.39:1

CSS

--color-85b474: #85B474;
.background-85b474 { background-color: #85B474; }
.text-85b474 { color: #85B474; }

Luminance0.3889

Black text8.78:1AA Pass

White text2.39:1AA 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":"#85B474","rgb":[133,180,116],"hsl":[104,30,58],"cmyk":[26,0,36,29],"luminance":0.3889,"contrast":{"black":8.78,"white":2.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9D4AF","hex":"#B9D4AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.1,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7ACC5C","hex":"#7ACC5C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.62,"contrastWhite":1.98,"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":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A5B474","hex":"#A5B474","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"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/85b474.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/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A374B4","analogous":["#A5B474","#74B483"],"triadic":["#7485B4","#B47485"],"tetradic":["#74A5B4","#A374B4","#B48374"],"splitComplementary":["#8374B4","#B474A5"],"monochromatic":["#B9D4AF","#85B474","#588547"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9D4AF","dark":"#588547","saturated":"#7ACC5C","desaturated":"#909C8B","pastel":"#D1DACD","neon":"#80FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":30.886890422961002},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":36.41428291206625},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":39.761790704142086}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85B474

#85B474 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #85B474 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 133, 180, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg 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 0.3889, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.78:1AA Pass

White text2.39:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85B474 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9D4AF#000000 text · best 13.1:1#B9D4AF

#7ACC5C#000000 text · best 10.62:1#7ACC5C

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

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

#A5B474#000000 text · best 9.38:1#A5B474

Generated Palette

#85B474#85B474

#A374B4#A374B4

#A5B474#A5B474

#74B483#74B483

#B9D4AF#B9D4AF

#588547#588547

Color Harmonies

#A374B4#A374B4

#A5B474#A5B474

#74B483#74B483

#7485B4#7485B4

#B47485#B47485

Variants

#B9D4AF#B9D4AF

#588547#588547

#7ACC5C#7ACC5C

#909C8B#909C8B

#D1DACD#D1DACD

#80FF52#80FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Sage Green#9CAF88

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Soapstone#8D9A91

#85B474

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85B474

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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