Nearest-color comparison
Bottle Green #006A4E vs Traffic Green #008450: RGB distance 26.1 and contrast 1.39:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Bottle Green and Traffic Green are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 26.1. Traffic Green is lighter by 0.0622, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.39:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Bottle Green and Traffic Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Bottle Green is #006A4E, a cool green with hue 164°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1086. Beside Traffic Green, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.62:1.
green color
Traffic Green is #008450, a cool green with hue 156°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1708. Beside Bottle Green, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 4.76:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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