HEX atlas value

#99B474

#99B474 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 153, 180, 116, HSL 85, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.4068, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#99B474 Sample readable text

HEX #99B474

RGB rgb(153, 180, 116)

HSL hsl(85 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.4068

Contrast Black 9.14:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-99b474: #99B474;
.background-99b474 { background-color: #99B474; }
.text-99b474 { color: #99B474; }

Luminance0.4068

Black text9.14:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA 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":"#99B474","rgb":[153,180,116],"hsl":[85,30,58],"cmyk":[15,0,36,29],"luminance":0.4068,"contrast":{"black":9.14,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5D4AF","hex":"#C5D4AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.41,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DCC5C","hex":"#9DCC5C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.23,"contrastWhite":1.87,"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":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"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/99b474.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8F74B4","analogous":["#B4AF74","#79B474"],"triadic":["#7499B4","#B47499"],"tetradic":["#74B4AF","#8F74B4","#B47479"],"splitComplementary":["#7479B4","#AF74B4"],"monochromatic":["#C5D4AF","#99B474","#6B8547"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C5D4AF","dark":"#6B8547","saturated":"#9DCC5C","desaturated":"#959C8B","pastel":"#D5DACD","neon":"#B7FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":31.144823004794873},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":33}]

HEX meaning and use

About #99B474

#99B474 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #99B474 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 153, 180, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg 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 0.4068, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.14:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #99B474 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5D4AF#000000 text · best 13.41:1#C5D4AF

#9DCC5C#000000 text · best 11.23:1#9DCC5C

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

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

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

Generated Palette

#99B474#99B474

#8F74B4#8F74B4

#B4AF74#B4AF74

#79B474#79B474

#C5D4AF#C5D4AF

#6B8547#6B8547

Color Harmonies

#8F74B4#8F74B4

#B4AF74#B4AF74

#79B474#79B474

#7499B4#7499B4

#B47499#B47499

Variants

#C5D4AF#C5D4AF

#6B8547#6B8547

#9DCC5C#9DCC5C

#959C8B#959C8B

#D5DACD#D5DACD

#B7FF52#B7FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#99B474

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #99B474

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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