HEX atlas value

#96C775

#96C775 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 199, 117, HSL 96, 42%, 62%, has luminance 0.4862, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#96C775 Sample readable text

HEX #96C775

RGB rgb(150, 199, 117)

HSL hsl(96 42% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 41, 22)

Luminance 0.4862

Contrast Black 10.72:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-96c775: #96C775;
.background-96c775 { background-color: #96C775; }
.text-96c775 { color: #96C775; }

Luminance0.4862

Black text10.72:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#96C775","rgb":[150,199,117],"hsl":[96,42,62],"cmyk":[25,0,41,22],"luminance":0.4862,"contrast":{"black":10.72,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C8E1B7","hex":"#C8E1B7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.91,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#92DC60","hex":"#92DC60","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.63,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFC775","hex":"#BFC775","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.64,"contrastWhite":1.8,"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":"#75C77E","hex":"#75C77E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.23,"contrastWhite":2.05,"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/96c775.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":"#A675C7","analogous":["#BFC775","#75C77E"],"triadic":["#7596C7","#C77596"],"tetradic":["#75BFC7","#A675C7","#C77E75"],"splitComplementary":["#7E75C7","#C775BF"],"monochromatic":["#C8E1B7","#96C775","#679F41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C8E1B7","dark":"#679F41","saturated":"#92DC60","desaturated":"#9AB18B","pastel":"#DCE7D5","neon":"#A3FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":4.69041575982343},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":31.192947920964443},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":35},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":43.289721643826724}]

HEX meaning and use

About #96C775

#96C775 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #96C775 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 150, 199, and 117, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 96deg with 42% saturation and 62% 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 0.4862, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.72:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #96C775 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C8E1B7#000000 text · best 14.91:1#C8E1B7

#92DC60#000000 text · best 12.63:1#92DC60

#BFC775#000000 text · best 11.64:1#BFC775

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

#75C77E#000000 text · best 10.23:1#75C77E

Generated Palette

#96C775#96C775

#A675C7#A675C7

#BFC775#BFC775

#75C77E#75C77E

#C8E1B7#C8E1B7

#679F41#679F41

Color Harmonies

#A675C7#A675C7

#BFC775#BFC775

#75C77E#75C77E

#7596C7#7596C7

#C77596#C77596

Variants

#C8E1B7#C8E1B7

#679F41#679F41

#92DC60#92DC60

#9AB18B#9AB18B

#DCE7D5#DCE7D5

#A3FF66#A3FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Sage Green#9CAF88

Willow Green#A8B88F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#96C775

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #96C775

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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