Nearest-color comparison

Alexandrite vs Hookers Green

Alexandrite and Hookers Green are different green colors with HEX values #3D8B74 and #49796B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.4, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Alexandrite and Hookers Green are very close colors. Alexandrite 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.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Hookers Green#49796B

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Alexandrite and Hookers Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance23.4

Pair contrast1.22:1

Luminance delta0.0457

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorAlexandrite

More saturatedAlexandrite

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Alexandrite

Alexandrite is #3D8B74, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Hookers Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#3D8B74 RGB61, 139, 116 HSL162, 39, 39 CMYK56, 0, 17, 45 Luminance0.2072 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Hookers Green

Hookers Green is #49796B, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Alexandrite, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#49796B RGB73, 121, 107 HSL163, 25, 38 CMYK40, 0, 12, 53 Luminance0.1615 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Alexandrite or Hookers Green

Choose AlexandriteAlexandrite is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #3D8B74.

Choose Hookers GreenHookers Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #49796B.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyAlexandriteHookers Green

HEX#3D8B74#49796B

RGB61, 139, 11673, 121, 107

HSL162, 39, 39163, 25, 38

CMYK56, 0, 17, 4540, 0, 12, 53

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneEarth ToneMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.20720.1615

Black contrast5.14:14.23:1

White contrast4.08:14.96:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Alexandriteblack text - 5.14:1

Hookers Greenwhite text - 4.96:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Hookers Green#49796B

#67BCA2#67BCA2

#73AB9B#73AB9B

#8A3D54#8A3D54

#794956#794956

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "rgb": [
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      162,
      39,
      39
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      0,
      17,
      45
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.2072,
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    },
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.14
    },
    "description": "Alexandrite is #3D8B74, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Hookers Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/alexandrite/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alexandrite.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "hookers-green",
    "name": "Hookers Green",
    "hex": "#49796B",
    "rgb": [
      73,
      121,
      107
    ],
    "hsl": [
      163,
      25,
      38
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      40,
      0,
      12,
      53
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1615,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.23,
      "white": 4.96
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.96
    },
    "description": "Hookers Green is #49796B, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Alexandrite, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/hookers-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hookers-green.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 23.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.22,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 1,
    "saturation": 14,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0457,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Alexandrite",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Alexandrite"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.22,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Alexandrite",
      "background": "#3D8B74",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.14
    },
    {
      "color": "Hookers Green",
      "background": "#49796B",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.96
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Hookers Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #49796B.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/alexandrite-vs-hookers-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alexandrite.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hookers-green.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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