Nearest-color comparison
Dark Slate Gray #2F4F4F vs Spruce #2E4F4F: RGB distance 1 and contrast 1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Dark Slate Gray and Spruce are very close, with an RGB distance of 1. Dark Slate Gray is lighter by 0.0002, and Spruce is more saturated by 1 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 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 Slate Gray and Spruce across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
cyan color
Dark Slate Gray is #2F4F4F, a cool cyan with hue 180°, saturation 25% and luminance 0.0676. Beside Spruce, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 8.93:1.
cyan color
Spruce is #2E4F4F, a cool cyan with hue 180°, saturation 26% and luminance 0.0674. Beside Dark Slate Gray, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 8.94:1.
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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