Nearest-color comparison
British Racing Green #004225 vs Emerald Dark #046307: RGB distance 44.8 and contrast 1.55:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
British Racing Green and Emerald Dark are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 44.8. Emerald Dark is lighter by 0.0493, and British Racing Green is more saturated by 8 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.55:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between British Racing Green and Emerald Dark across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
British Racing Green is #004225, a cool green with hue 154°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.0403. Beside Emerald Dark, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 11.63:1.
green color
Emerald Dark is #046307, a cool green with hue 122°, saturation 92% and luminance 0.0896. Beside British Racing Green, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.52:1.
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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"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": "British Racing Green and Emerald Dark are different green colors with HEX values #004225 and #046307. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 44.8, their contrast ratio is 1.55:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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