{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep","type":"nearest","name":"Dark Olive Green vs Moss Deep","verdict":"Dark Olive Green and Moss Deep are very close colors. Dark Olive Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.22:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Dark Olive Green and Moss Deep are different green colors with HEX values #556B2F and #4A5D23. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 21.5, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":21.5,"contrastRatio":1.22,"colors":[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","rgb":[85,107,47],"hsl":[82,39,30],"cmyk":[21,0,56,58],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.1265,"contrast":{"black":3.53,"white":5.95},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.95},"description":"Dark Olive Green is #556B2F, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Moss Deep, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-olive-green/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json"},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","rgb":[74,93,35],"hsl":[80,45,25],"cmyk":[20,0,62,64],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["earth-tone","jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.0941,"contrast":{"black":2.88,"white":7.29},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.29},"description":"Moss Deep is #4A5D23, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Dark Olive Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moss-deep/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":21.5,"contrastRatio":1.22,"hslDelta":{"hue":2,"saturation":6,"lightness":5},"luminanceDelta":0.0324,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Dark Olive Green","moreSaturatedColor":"Moss Deep"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.22,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Dark Olive Green","background":"#556B2F","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.95},{"color":"Moss Deep","background":"#4A5D23","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.29}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Dark Olive Green is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #556B2F.","chooseSecondWhen":"Moss Deep is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A5D23.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep.json"}