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#92BE71

Pistachio · light cool green

About #92BE71

#92BE71 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 75% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Pistachio (ΔE 4.2); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9D71BE — a amethyst tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #92BE71 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red146
Green190
Blue113

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 4.2
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.6
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 16.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #92BE71

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #92BE71.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #92BE71.
9.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #92BE71 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#92BE71
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4B46B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB075
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#93B8AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #92BE71?

#92BE71 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 75% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #92BE71?

Use black text. Black on #92BE71 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #92BE71?

Its complementary colour is #9D71BE, and analogous partners are #B9BE71 and #71BE76.