Nearest-color comparison
Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F vs Lichen #9BC4A2: RGB distance 23.9 and contrast 1.11:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Dark Sea Green and Lichen are very close, with an RGB distance of 23.9. Lichen is lighter by 0.0527, and Lichen is more saturated by 1 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.11:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Dark Sea Green and Lichen across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Dark Sea Green is #8FBC8F, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 25% and luminance 0.4379. Beside Lichen, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.76:1.
green color
Lichen is #9BC4A2, a cool green with hue 130°, saturation 26% and luminance 0.4906. Beside Dark Sea Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.81:1.
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 Sea Green and Lichen are different green colors with HEX values #8FBC8F and #9BC4A2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.9, their contrast ratio is 1.11:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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