Nearest-color comparison
Medium Sea Green #3CB371 vs Paris Green #50C878: RGB distance 29.8 and contrast 1.25:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Medium Sea Green and Paris Green are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 29.8. Paris Green is lighter by 0.0998, and Paris Green is more saturated by 2 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.25:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Medium Sea Green and Paris Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Medium Sea Green is #3CB371, a cool green with hue 147°, saturation 50% and luminance 0.3439. Beside Paris Green, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 7.88:1.
green color
Paris Green is #50C878, a cool green with hue 140°, saturation 52% and luminance 0.4437. Beside Medium Sea Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.87:1.
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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