Nearest-color comparison

Neon Green vs Toxic Green

Neon Green and Toxic Green are different green colors with HEX values #39FF14 and #61DE2A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 56.3, their contrast ratio is 1.29:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Neon Green and Toxic Green are visually related colors. Neon Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.29:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Neon Green#39FF14

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Neon Green and Toxic Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance56.3

Pair contrast1.29:1

Luminance delta0.1749

Hue delta9 deg

Lighter colorNeon Green

More saturatedNeon Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Neon Green

Neon Green is #39FF14, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Toxic Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#39FF14 RGB57, 255, 20 HSL111, 100, 54 CMYK78, 0, 92, 0 Luminance0.7244 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Toxic Green

Toxic Green is #61DE2A, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#61DE2A RGB97, 222, 42 HSL102, 73, 52 CMYK56, 0, 81, 13 Luminance0.5495 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Neon Green or Toxic Green

Choose Neon GreenNeon Green is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #39FF14.

Choose Toxic GreenToxic Green is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #61DE2A.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyNeon GreenToxic Green

HEX#39FF14#61DE2A

RGB57, 255, 2097, 222, 42

HSL111, 100, 54102, 73, 52

CMYK78, 0, 92, 056, 0, 81, 13

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.72440.5495

Black contrast15.49:111.99:1

White contrast1.36:11.75:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Neon Greenblack text - 15.49:1

Toxic Greenblack text - 11.99:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Neon Green#39FF14

Toxic Green#61DE2A

#86FF70#86FF70

#9CEA7B#9CEA7B

#DC14FF#DC14FF

#A82BDE#A82BDE

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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      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.49
    },
    "description": "Neon Green is #39FF14, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Toxic Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/neon-green/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "toxic-green",
    "name": "Toxic Green",
    "hex": "#61DE2A",
    "rgb": [
      97,
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      42
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      52
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    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
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    "luminance": 0.5495,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 11.99,
      "white": 1.75
    },
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        "#000000",
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.99
    },
    "description": "Toxic Green is #61DE2A, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/toxic-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 56.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.29,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 9,
    "saturation": 27,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.1749,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Neon Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Neon Green"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.29,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Neon Green",
      "background": "#39FF14",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.49
    },
    {
      "color": "Toxic Green",
      "background": "#61DE2A",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.99
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Toxic Green is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #61DE2A.",
  "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/colors/toxic-green.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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