HEX atlas value

#A4C17B

#A4C17B is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 164, 193, 123, HSL 85, 36%, 62%, has luminance 0.4746, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#A4C17B Sample readable text

HEX #A4C17B

RGB rgb(164, 193, 123)

HSL hsl(85 36% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 36, 24)

Luminance 0.4746

Contrast Black 10.49:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-a4c17b: #A4C17B;
.background-a4c17b { background-color: #A4C17B; }
.text-a4c17b { color: #A4C17B; }

Luminance0.4746

Black text10.49:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA 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":"#A4C17B","rgb":[164,193,123],"hsl":[85,36,62],"cmyk":[15,0,36,24],"luminance":0.4746,"contrast":{"black":10.49,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFDEBA","hex":"#CFDEBA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A7D666","hex":"#A7D666","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.45,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C1BB7B","hex":"#C1BB7B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.66,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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/a4c17b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#987BC1","analogous":["#C1BB7B","#81C17B"],"triadic":["#7BA4C1","#C17BA4"],"tetradic":["#7BC1BB","#987BC1","#C17B81"],"splitComplementary":["#7B81C1","#BB7BC1"],"monochromatic":["#CFDEBA","#A4C17B","#779948"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFDEBA","dark":"#779948","saturated":"#A7D666","desaturated":"#A0AC91","pastel":"#DFE5D7","neon":"#BFFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":28.39013913315678},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":29.427877939124322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A4C17B

#A4C17B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #A4C17B is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 164, 193, and 123, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg 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 0.4746, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.49:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A4C17B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFDEBA#000000 text · best 14.81:1#CFDEBA

#A7D666#000000 text · best 12.45:1#A7D666

#C1BB7B#000000 text · best 10.66:1#C1BB7B

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

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

Generated Palette

#A4C17B#A4C17B

#987BC1#987BC1

#C1BB7B#C1BB7B

#81C17B#81C17B

#CFDEBA#CFDEBA

#779948#779948

Color Harmonies

#987BC1#987BC1

#C1BB7B#C1BB7B

#81C17B#81C17B

#7BA4C1#7BA4C1

#C17BA4#C17BA4

Variants

#CFDEBA#CFDEBA

#779948#779948

#A7D666#A7D666

#A0AC91#A0AC91

#DFE5D7#DFE5D7

#BFFF66#BFFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Willow Green#A8B88F

Sage Green#9CAF88

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

#A4C17B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A4C17B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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