Nearest-color comparison

Dark Green vs Green

Dark Green and Green are different green colors with HEX values #006400 and #008000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 28, their contrast ratio is 1.45:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Dark Green and Green are visually related colors. Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.45:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Dark Green#006400

Green#008000

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance28

Pair contrast1.45:1

Luminance delta0.0633

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorGreen

More saturatedDark Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Dark Green

Dark Green is #006400, a cool green color with dark and jewel tone character. Compared with Green, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#006400 RGB0, 100, 0 HSL120, 100, 20 CMYK100, 0, 100, 61 Luminance0.0911 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Green

Green is #008000, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Dark Green, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#008000 RGB0, 128, 0 HSL120, 100, 25 CMYK100, 0, 100, 50 Luminance0.1544 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Dark Green or Green

Choose Dark GreenDark Green is better when the design needs dark and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #006400.

Choose GreenGreen is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008000.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyDark GreenGreen

HEX#006400#008000

RGB0, 100, 00, 128, 0

HSL120, 100, 20120, 100, 25

CMYK100, 0, 100, 61100, 0, 100, 50

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneDark, Jewel ToneJewel Tone

Luminance0.09110.1544

Black contrast2.82:14.09:1

White contrast7.44:15.14:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Dark Greenwhite text - 7.44:1

Greenwhite text - 5.14:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Dark Green#006400

Green#008000

#00C200#00C200

#00DB00#00DB00

#660066#660066

#80007F#80007F

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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  {
    "slug": "dark-green",
    "name": "Dark Green",
    "hex": "#006400",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      100,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      120,
      100,
      20
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      100,
      61
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "dark",
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0911,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.82,
      "white": 7.44
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.44
    },
    "description": "Dark Green is #006400, a cool green color with dark and jewel tone character. Compared with Green, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "green",
    "name": "Green",
    "hex": "#008000",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      128,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      120,
      100,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1544,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.09,
      "white": 5.14
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.14
    },
    "description": "Green is #008000, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Dark Green, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 28,
  "contrastRatio": 1.45,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 5
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0633,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Dark Green"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.45,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Dark Green",
      "background": "#006400",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.44
    },
    {
      "color": "Green",
      "background": "#008000",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.14
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Dark Green is better when the design needs dark and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #006400.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Green is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008000.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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

Full JSON dataset

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  "type": "nearest",
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  "summary": "Dark Green and Green are different green colors with HEX values #006400 and #008000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 28, their contrast ratio is 1.45:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        100,
        20
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        0,
        100,
        61
      ],
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      ],
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      "contrast": {
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        "white": 7.44
      },
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        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
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      },
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        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.44
      },
      "description": "Dark Green is #006400, a cool green color with dark and jewel tone character. Compared with Green, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-green/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json"
    },
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        0,
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        0
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        120,
        100,
        25
      ],
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        100,
        50
      ],
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      },
      "bestText": {
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        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Green is #008000, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Dark Green, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/green/",
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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    ],
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  },
  "accessibility": {
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
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        "background": "#006400",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.44
      },
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        "background": "#008000",
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      }
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Green is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008000.",
    "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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  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/dark-green-vs-green/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/dark-green-vs-green.json"
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