Nearest-color comparison
Agave #6F8F72 vs Smoke #738276: RGB distance 14.2 and contrast 1.13:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Agave and Smoke are very close, with an RGB distance of 14.2. Agave is lighter by 0.0332, and Agave is more saturated by 7 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Agave and Smoke across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Agave is #6F8F72, a cool green with hue 126°, saturation 13% and luminance 0.2424. Beside Smoke, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.85:1.
gray color
Smoke is #738276, a neutral gray with hue 132°, saturation 6% and luminance 0.2092. Beside Agave, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.18:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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118
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48
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49
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"description": "Smoke is #738276, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Agave, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Smoke is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #738276.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Agave and Smoke are different green and gray colors with HEX values #6F8F72 and #738276. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.2, their contrast ratio is 1.13:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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