Nearest-color comparison

Hookers Green vs Viridian

Hookers Green and Viridian are different green colors with HEX values #49796B and #40826D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 12.9, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Hookers Green and Viridian are very close colors. Viridian is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Hookers Green#49796B

Viridian#40826D

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance12.9

Pair contrast1.1:1

Luminance delta0.0201

Hue delta2 deg

Lighter colorViridian

More saturatedViridian

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Hookers Green

Hookers Green is #49796B, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Viridian, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#49796B RGB73, 121, 107 HSL163, 25, 38 CMYK40, 0, 12, 53 Luminance0.1615 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Viridian

Viridian is #40826D, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Hookers Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#40826D RGB64, 130, 109 HSL161, 34, 38 CMYK51, 0, 16, 49 Luminance0.1816 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Hookers Green or Viridian

Choose Hookers GreenHookers Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #49796B.

Choose ViridianViridian is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #40826D.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyHookers GreenViridian

HEX#49796B#40826D

RGB73, 121, 10764, 130, 109

HSL163, 25, 38161, 34, 38

CMYK40, 0, 12, 5351, 0, 16, 49

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneMuted, Earth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.16150.1816

Black contrast4.23:14.63:1

White contrast4.96:14.53:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Hookers Greenwhite text - 4.96:1

Viridianblack text - 4.63:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Hookers Green#49796B

Viridian#40826D

#73AB9B#73AB9B

#69B59D#69B59D

#794956#794956

#824055#824055

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": "hookers-green",
    "name": "Hookers Green",
    "hex": "#49796B",
    "rgb": [
      73,
      121,
      107
    ],
    "hsl": [
      163,
      25,
      38
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      40,
      0,
      12,
      53
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1615,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.23,
      "white": 4.96
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.96
    },
    "description": "Hookers Green is #49796B, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Viridian, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/hookers-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hookers-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "viridian",
    "name": "Viridian",
    "hex": "#40826D",
    "rgb": [
      64,
      130,
      109
    ],
    "hsl": [
      161,
      34,
      38
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      51,
      0,
      16,
      49
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1816,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.63,
      "white": 4.53
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.63
    },
    "description": "Viridian is #40826D, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Hookers Green, it is lighter and more saturated. 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/viridian/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 12.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 2,
    "saturation": 9,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0201,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Viridian",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Viridian"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Hookers Green",
      "background": "#49796B",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.96
    },
    {
      "color": "Viridian",
      "background": "#40826D",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.63
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Hookers Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #49796B.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Viridian is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #40826D.",
  "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/hookers-green-vs-viridian.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hookers-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Hookers Green and Viridian are different green colors with HEX values #49796B and #40826D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 12.9, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "cmyk": [
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      "slug": "viridian",
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        34,
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      "description": "Viridian is #40826D, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Hookers Green, it is lighter and more saturated. 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/viridian/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"
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