Nearest-color comparison
Forest Green #228B22 vs Green #008000: RGB distance 49.3 and contrast 1.17:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Forest Green and Green are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 49.3. Forest Green is lighter by 0.0348, and Green is more saturated by 39 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.17:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Forest Green and Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Forest Green is #228B22, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 61% and luminance 0.1892. Beside Green, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.78:1.
green color
Green is #008000, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1544. Beside Forest Green, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.14:1.
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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"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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