Nearest-color comparison
Eucalyptus #5F8575 vs Oxidized Copper #6E7F80: RGB distance 19.5 and contrast 1.02:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Eucalyptus and Oxidized Copper are very close, with an RGB distance of 19.5. Eucalyptus is lighter by 0.0044, and Eucalyptus is more saturated by 9 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Eucalyptus and Oxidized Copper across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Eucalyptus is #5F8575, a cool green with hue 155°, saturation 17% and luminance 0.2049. Beside Oxidized Copper, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.1:1.
cyan color
Oxidized Copper is #6E7F80, a cool cyan with hue 183°, saturation 8% and luminance 0.2005. Beside Eucalyptus, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.01:1.
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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