Nearest-color comparison

Moss Deep vs Terre Verte

Moss Deep and Terre Verte are different green colors with HEX values #4A5D23 and #385E0F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 26.9, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Moss Deep and Terre Verte are visually related colors. Moss Deep is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Moss Deep and Terre Verte across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance26.9

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0053

Hue delta9 deg

Lighter colorMoss Deep

More saturatedTerre Verte

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Moss Deep

Moss Deep is #4A5D23, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Terre Verte, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#4A5D23 RGB74, 93, 35 HSL80, 45, 25 CMYK20, 0, 62, 64 Luminance0.0941 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Terre Verte

Terre Verte is #385E0F, a cool green color with dark and jewel tone character. Compared with Moss Deep, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#385E0F RGB56, 94, 15 HSL89, 72, 21 CMYK40, 0, 84, 63 Luminance0.0888 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Moss Deep or Terre Verte

Choose Moss DeepMoss Deep is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A5D23.

Choose Terre VerteTerre Verte is better when the design needs dark and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #385E0F.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMoss DeepTerre Verte

HEX#4A5D23#385E0F

RGB74, 93, 3556, 94, 15

HSL80, 45, 2589, 72, 21

CMYK20, 0, 62, 6440, 0, 84, 63

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneEarth Tone, Jewel ToneDark, Jewel Tone

Luminance0.09410.0888

Black contrast2.88:12.78:1

White contrast7.29:17.56:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Moss Deepwhite text - 7.29:1

Terre Vertewhite text - 7.56:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

#7E9F3C#7E9F3C

#66AB1C#66AB1C

#36235C#36235C

#340F5C#340F5C

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": "moss-deep",
    "name": "Moss Deep",
    "hex": "#4A5D23",
    "rgb": [
      74,
      93,
      35
    ],
    "hsl": [
      80,
      45,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      20,
      0,
      62,
      64
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone",
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0941,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.88,
      "white": 7.29
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.29
    },
    "description": "Moss Deep is #4A5D23, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Terre Verte, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moss-deep/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "terre-verte",
    "name": "Terre Verte",
    "hex": "#385E0F",
    "rgb": [
      56,
      94,
      15
    ],
    "hsl": [
      89,
      72,
      21
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      40,
      0,
      84,
      63
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "dark",
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0888,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.78,
      "white": 7.56
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.56
    },
    "description": "Terre Verte is #385E0F, a cool green color with dark and jewel tone character. Compared with Moss Deep, it is darker and more 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/terre-verte/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 26.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 9,
    "saturation": 27,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0053,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Moss Deep",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Terre Verte"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Moss Deep",
      "background": "#4A5D23",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.29
    },
    {
      "color": "Terre Verte",
      "background": "#385E0F",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.56
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Moss Deep is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A5D23.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Terre Verte is better when the design needs dark and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #385E0F.",
  "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/moss-deep-vs-terre-verte.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "name": "Moss Deep vs Terre Verte",
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  "summary": "Moss Deep and Terre Verte are different green colors with HEX values #4A5D23 and #385E0F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 26.9, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
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      "rgb": [
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        35
      ],
      "hsl": [
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        45,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        20,
        0,
        62,
        64
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.0941,
      "contrast": {
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      },
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        "AAA": [
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      },
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        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.29
      },
      "description": "Moss Deep is #4A5D23, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Terre Verte, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moss-deep/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "terre-verte",
      "name": "Terre Verte",
      "hex": "#385E0F",
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        94,
        15
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        89,
        72,
        21
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        0,
        84,
        63
      ],
      "family": "green",
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        "AAA": [
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.56
      },
      "description": "Terre Verte is #385E0F, a cool green color with dark and jewel tone character. Compared with Moss Deep, it is darker and more 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/terre-verte/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"
    }
  ],
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      "hue": 9,
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      "lightness": 4
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    "luminanceDelta": 0.0053,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Terre Verte"
  },
  "accessibility": {
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Moss Deep",
        "background": "#4A5D23",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.29
      },
      {
        "color": "Terre Verte",
        "background": "#385E0F",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.56
      }
    ]
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    "chooseFirstWhen": "Moss Deep is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A5D23.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Terre Verte is better when the design needs dark and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #385E0F.",
    "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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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"
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