Nearest-color comparison
Dark Green #006400 vs Emerald Dark #046307: RGB distance 8.1 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Dark Green and Emerald Dark are very close, with an RGB distance of 8.1. Dark Green is lighter by 0.0015, and Dark Green is more saturated by 8 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Dark Green and Emerald Dark across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Dark Green is #006400, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.0911. Beside Emerald Dark, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.44:1.
green color
Emerald Dark is #046307, a cool green with hue 122°, saturation 92% and luminance 0.0896. Beside Dark Green, it is darker 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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{
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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": "Dark Green and Emerald Dark are different green colors with HEX values #006400 and #046307. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 8.1, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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