Nearest-color comparison
Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F vs Sage Green #9CAF88: RGB distance 19.7 and contrast 1.1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Dark Sea Green and Sage Green are very close, with an RGB distance of 19.7. Dark Sea Green is lighter by 0.0428, and Dark Sea Green is more saturated by 5 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.1:1. 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 Sage Green 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 Sage Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.76:1.
green color
Sage Green is #9CAF88, a cool green with hue 89°, saturation 20% and luminance 0.3951. Beside Dark Sea Green, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.9:1.
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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"summary": "Dark Sea Green and Sage Green are different green colors with HEX values #8FBC8F and #9CAF88. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 19.7, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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