Nearest-color comparison
Epoxy Green #4E8A57 vs Hookers Green #49796B: RGB distance 26.7 and contrast 1.2:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Epoxy Green and Hookers Green are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 26.7. Epoxy Green is lighter by 0.0433, and Epoxy Green is more saturated by 3 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.2:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Epoxy Green and Hookers Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Epoxy Green is #4E8A57, a cool green with hue 129°, saturation 28% and luminance 0.2048. Beside Hookers Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.1:1.
green color
Hookers Green is #49796B, a cool green with hue 163°, saturation 25% and luminance 0.1615. Beside Epoxy Green, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 4.96:1.
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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