Pistachio is a light medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Pastel Spring Green, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Pistachio is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pistachio is #93C572.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pistachio has 58%% Red, 77% Green, and 45% Blue.
Pistachio has 96° Hue, 42% Saturation, and 77% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pistachio has 96° Hue, 42% Saturation, and 61% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pistachio has 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow, and 23% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#93C572 |
|
RGB |
(147, 197, 114) |
(58%, 77%, 45%) |
HSV |
(96°, 42, 77) |
(27%, 42%, 77%) |
HSL |
(96°, 42, 61) |
(27%, 42%, 61%) |
CMYK |
(25, 0, 42, 23) |
(25%, 0%, 42%, 23%) |
The natural luminance of Pistachio is 47%, which is medium high.
Pistachio has a higher contrast with black than white.
Pistachio and black have a 10.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Pistachio and white have a 2.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
47% |
AAA (10.5) |
insufficient (2.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pistachio paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Yellow, 24% Green, 23% Black, 45% White, as shown below.
Yellow
8%
Red
0%
Green
24%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
23%
White
45%
To mix Pistachio paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Cyan, 20% Yellow, 23% Black, 45% White, as shown below.
Cyan
12%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
20%
Black
23%
White
45%
Colors similar to Pistachio are: Green Peas, Dollar Bill Green, Olivine, Light Moss Green, and Mantis. Green Peas is brighter and darker than Pistachio. Dollar Bill Green is brighter and darker than Pistachio. Olivine is more yellow and paler and darker than Pistachio. Light Moss Green is more yellow and lighter than Pistachio. Mantis is more green and brighter and darker than Pistachio.