HEX atlas value

#99C760

#99C760 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 153, 199, 96, HSL 87, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.4846, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#99C760 Sample readable text

HEX #99C760

RGB rgb(153, 199, 96)

HSL hsl(87 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.4846

Contrast Black 10.69:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-99c760: #99C760;
.background-99c760 { background-color: #99C760; }
.text-99c760 { color: #99C760; }

Luminance0.4846

Black text10.69:1AA 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":"#99C760","rgb":[153,199,96],"hsl":[87,48,58],"cmyk":[23,0,52,22],"luminance":0.4846,"contrast":{"black":10.69,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5DFA4","hex":"#C5DFA4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.47,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9BDF49","hex":"#9BDF49","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.04,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7C260","hex":"#C7C260","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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"]}]

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/99c760.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8F60C7","analogous":["#C7C260","#66C760"],"triadic":["#6099C7","#C76099"],"tetradic":["#60C7C2","#8F60C7","#C76066"],"splitComplementary":["#6066C7","#C260C7"],"monochromatic":["#C5DFA4","#99C760","#6B9735"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C5DFA4","dark":"#6B9735","saturated":"#9BDF49","desaturated":"#97B078","pastel":"#D5E2C5","neon":"#B1FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":19.078784028338912},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":40.90232267243512},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":46.400431032480725},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":46.74398357008097},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":47.69696007084728}]

HEX meaning and use

About #99C760

#99C760 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #99C760 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 153, 199, and 96, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg with 48% 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 0.4846, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.69:1AA 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 #99C760 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5DFA4#000000 text · best 14.47:1#C5DFA4

#9BDF49#000000 text · best 13.04:1#9BDF49

#C7C260#000000 text · best 11.31:1#C7C260

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

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

Generated Palette

#99C760#99C760

#8F60C7#8F60C7

#C7C260#C7C260

#66C760#66C760

#C5DFA4#C5DFA4

#6B9735#6B9735

Color Harmonies

#8F60C7#8F60C7

#C7C260#C7C260

#66C760#66C760

#6099C7#6099C7

#C76099#C76099

Variants

#C5DFA4#C5DFA4

#6B9735#6B9735

#9BDF49#9BDF49

#97B078#97B078

#D5E2C5#D5E2C5

#B1FF52#B1FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Sage Green#9CAF88

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#99C760

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #99C760

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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