HEX atlas value

#9FB45F

#9FB45F is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 180, 95, HSL 75, 36%, 54%, has luminance 0.4084, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#9FB45F Sample readable text

HEX #9FB45F

RGB rgb(159, 180, 95)

HSL hsl(75 36% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 47, 29)

Luminance 0.4084

Contrast Black 9.17:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-9fb45f: #9FB45F;
.background-9fb45f { background-color: #9FB45F; }
.text-9fb45f { color: #9FB45F; }

Luminance0.4084

Black text9.17:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA 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":"#9FB45F","rgb":[159,180,95],"hsl":[75,36,54],"cmyk":[12,0,47,29],"luminance":0.4084,"contrast":{"black":9.17,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4D19E","hex":"#C4D19E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.96,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ACCE46","hex":"#ACCE46","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.67,"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":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"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/9fb45f.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/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#755FB4","analogous":["#B49F5F","#75B45F"],"triadic":["#5F9FB4","#B45F9F"],"tetradic":["#5FB49F","#755FB4","#B45F75"],"splitComplementary":["#5F75B4","#9F5FB4"],"monochromatic":["#C4D19E","#9FB45F","#6C7D3B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4D19E","dark":"#6C7D3B","saturated":"#ACCE46","desaturated":"#929A79","pastel":"#CFD5BE","neon":"#CFFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":32.449961479175904},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":33.66006535941367},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FB45F

#9FB45F is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #9FB45F is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 159, 180, and 95, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 75deg with 36% saturation and 54% 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 0.4084, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.17:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9FB45F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4D19E#000000 text · best 12.96:1#C4D19E

#ACCE46#000000 text · best 11.67:1#ACCE46

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

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

Generated Palette

#9FB45F#9FB45F

#755FB4#755FB4

#B49F5F#B49F5F

#75B45F#75B45F

#C4D19E#C4D19E

#6C7D3B#6C7D3B

Color Harmonies

#755FB4#755FB4

#B49F5F#B49F5F

#75B45F#75B45F

#5F9FB4#5F9FB4

#B45F9F#B45F9F

Variants

#C4D19E#C4D19E

#6C7D3B#6C7D3B

#ACCE46#ACCE46

#929A79#929A79

#CFD5BE#CFD5BE

#CFFF3D#CFFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#9FB45F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FB45F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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