Nearest-color comparison
Light Green #90EE90 vs Mint Green #98FB98: RGB distance 17.2 and contrast 1.12:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Light Green and Mint Green are very close, with an RGB distance of 17.2. Mint Green is lighter by 0.0885, and Mint Green is more saturated by 20 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Light Green and Mint Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Light Green is #90EE90, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 73% and luminance 0.6909. Beside Mint Green, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 14.82:1.
green color
Mint Green is #98FB98, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 93% and luminance 0.7794. Beside Light Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 16.59:1.
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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"chooseSecondWhen": "Mint Green is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #98FB98.",
"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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"summary": "Light Green and Mint Green are different green colors with HEX values #90EE90 and #98FB98. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.2, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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