HEX atlas value

#99C17B

#99C17B is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 153, 193, 123, HSL 94, 36%, 62%, has luminance 0.4634, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#99C17B Sample readable text

HEX #99C17B

RGB rgb(153, 193, 123)

HSL hsl(94 36% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 36, 24)

Luminance 0.4634

Contrast Black 10.27:1White 2.05:1

CSS

--color-99c17b: #99C17B;
.background-99c17b { background-color: #99C17B; }
.text-99c17b { color: #99C17B; }

Luminance0.4634

Black text10.27:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA 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":"#99C17B","rgb":[153,193,123],"hsl":[94,36,62],"cmyk":[21,0,36,24],"luminance":0.4634,"contrast":{"black":10.27,"white":2.05}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CADEBA","hex":"#CADEBA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#97D666","hex":"#97D666","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.13,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BCC17B","hex":"#BCC17B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.05,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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"]}]

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/99c17b.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":"#A37BC1","analogous":["#BCC17B","#7BC180"],"triadic":["#7B99C1","#C17B99"],"tetradic":["#7BBCC1","#A37BC1","#C1807B"],"splitComplementary":["#807BC1","#C17BBC"],"monochromatic":["#CADEBA","#99C17B","#6B9948"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CADEBA","dark":"#6B9948","saturated":"#97D666","desaturated":"#9CAC91","pastel":"#DDE5D7","neon":"#A8FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":11.532562594670797},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":22.40535650240808},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":35.14256678161116}]

HEX meaning and use

About #99C17B

#99C17B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #99C17B is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 153, 193, and 123, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 94deg with 36% 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 0.4634, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.27:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #99C17B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CADEBA#000000 text · best 14.67:1#CADEBA

#97D666#000000 text · best 12.13:1#97D666

#BCC17B#000000 text · best 11.05:1#BCC17B

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

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

Generated Palette

#99C17B#99C17B

#A37BC1#A37BC1

#BCC17B#BCC17B

#7BC180#7BC180

#CADEBA#CADEBA

#6B9948#6B9948

Color Harmonies

#A37BC1#A37BC1

#BCC17B#BCC17B

#7BC180#7BC180

#7B99C1#7B99C1

#C17B99#C17B99

Variants

#CADEBA#CADEBA

#6B9948#6B9948

#97D666#97D666

#9CAC91#9CAC91

#DDE5D7#DDE5D7

#A8FF66#A8FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Willow Green#A8B88F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#99C17B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #99C17B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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