Nearest-color comparison

Manganese Blue vs Persian Green

Manganese Blue and Persian Green are different cyan colors with HEX values #03A89E and #00A693. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.6, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Manganese Blue and Persian Green are very close colors. Manganese Blue is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Manganese Blue#03A89E

Persian Green#00A693

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Manganese Blue and Persian Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance11.6

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0111

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorManganese Blue

More saturatedPersian Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

cyan color

Manganese Blue

Manganese Blue is #03A89E, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Persian Green, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#03A89E RGB3, 168, 158 HSL176, 96, 34 CMYK98, 0, 6, 34 Luminance0.3049 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

cyan color

Persian Green

Persian Green is #00A693, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Manganese Blue, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#00A693 RGB0, 166, 147 HSL173, 100, 33 CMYK100, 0, 11, 35 Luminance0.2938 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Manganese Blue or Persian Green

Choose Manganese BlueManganese Blue is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #03A89E.

Choose Persian GreenPersian Green is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00A693.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyManganese BluePersian Green

HEX#03A89E#00A693

RGB3, 168, 1580, 166, 147

HSL176, 96, 34173, 100, 33

CMYK98, 0, 6, 34100, 0, 11, 35

FamilyCyanCyan

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.30490.2938

Black contrast7.1:16.88:1

White contrast2.96:13.05:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Manganese Blueblack text - 7.1:1

Persian Greenblack text - 6.88:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Manganese Blue#03A89E

Persian Green#00A693

#0FFAEA#0FFAEA

#05FFE2#05FFE2

#AA030F#AA030F

#A80014#A80014

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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    },
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
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    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 1
  },
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  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
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  "moreSaturatedColor": "Persian Green"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Manganese Blue",
      "background": "#03A89E",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.1
    },
    {
      "color": "Persian Green",
      "background": "#00A693",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.88
    }
  ]
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Persian Green is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00A693.",
  "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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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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