Nearest-color comparison

Emerald vs Paris Green

Emerald and Paris Green are different green colors with HEX values #50C878 and #50C878. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Emerald and Paris Green are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance0

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorEmerald

More saturatedEmerald

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Emerald

Emerald is #50C878, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Paris Green, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#50C878 RGB80, 200, 120 HSL140, 52, 55 CMYK60, 0, 40, 22 Luminance0.4437 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Paris Green

Paris Green is #50C878, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Emerald, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#50C878 RGB80, 200, 120 HSL140, 52, 55 CMYK60, 0, 40, 22 Luminance0.4437 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Emerald or Paris Green

Choose EmeraldEmerald is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #50C878.

Choose Paris GreenParis Green is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #50C878.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyEmeraldParis Green

HEX#50C878#50C878

RGB80, 200, 12080, 200, 120

HSL140, 52, 55140, 52, 55

CMYK60, 0, 40, 2260, 0, 40, 22

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.44370.4437

Black contrast9.87:19.87:1

White contrast2.13:12.13:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Emeraldblack text - 9.87:1

Paris Greenblack text - 9.87:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Paris Green#50C878

#96DEAE#96DEAE

#C851A0#C851A0

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": "emerald",
    "name": "Emerald",
    "hex": "#50C878",
    "rgb": [
      80,
      200,
      120
    ],
    "hsl": [
      140,
      52,
      55
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      60,
      0,
      40,
      22
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4437,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.87,
      "white": 2.13
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.87
    },
    "description": "Emerald is #50C878, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Paris Green, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/emerald/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "paris-green",
    "name": "Paris Green",
    "hex": "#50C878",
    "rgb": [
      80,
      200,
      120
    ],
    "hsl": [
      140,
      52,
      55
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      60,
      0,
      40,
      22
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4437,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.87,
      "white": 2.13
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.87
    },
    "description": "Paris Green is #50C878, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Emerald, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/paris-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 0,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Emerald",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Emerald"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Emerald",
      "background": "#50C878",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.87
    },
    {
      "color": "Paris Green",
      "background": "#50C878",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.87
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Emerald is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #50C878.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Paris Green is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #50C878.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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

Full JSON dataset

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      "description": "Paris Green is #50C878, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Emerald, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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