Nearest-color comparison
Moss Deep #4A5D23 vs Terre Verte #385E0F: RGB distance 26.9 and contrast 1.04:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Moss Deep and Terre Verte are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 26.9. Moss Deep is lighter by 0.0053, and Terre Verte is more saturated by 27 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Moss Deep and Terre Verte across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Moss Deep is #4A5D23, a cool green with hue 80°, saturation 45% and luminance 0.0941. Beside Terre Verte, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.29:1.
green color
Terre Verte is #385E0F, a cool green with hue 89°, saturation 72% and luminance 0.0888. Beside Moss Deep, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.56:1.
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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62,
64
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},
"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",
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"bestText": {
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"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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"moreSaturatedColor": "Terre Verte"
}{
"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",
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"ratio": 7.56
}
]
}{
"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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"verdict": "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.",
"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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64
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"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moss-deep/",
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},
{
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56,
94,
15
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89,
72,
21
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40,
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63
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"safeText": [
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"color": "Moss Deep",
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"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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