Nearest-color comparison

Persian Green vs Dark Cyan

Persian Green and Dark Cyan are different cyan colors with HEX values #00A693 and #008B8B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 28.2, their contrast ratio is 1.36:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Persian Green and Dark Cyan are visually related colors. Persian Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.36:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Persian Green#00A693

Dark Cyan#008B8B

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance28.2

Pair contrast1.36:1

Luminance delta0.0905

Hue delta7 deg

Lighter colorPersian Green

More saturatedPersian Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

cyan color

Persian Green

Persian Green is #00A693, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Dark Cyan, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.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

cyan color

Dark Cyan

Dark Cyan is #008B8B, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Persian Green, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#008B8B RGB0, 139, 139 HSL180, 100, 27 CMYK100, 0, 0, 45 Luminance0.2033 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Persian Green or Dark Cyan

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

Choose Dark CyanDark Cyan is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008B8B.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPersian GreenDark Cyan

HEX#00A693#008B8B

RGB0, 166, 1470, 139, 139

HSL173, 100, 33180, 100, 27

CMYK100, 0, 11, 35100, 0, 0, 45

FamilyCyanCyan

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.29380.2033

Black contrast6.88:15.07:1

White contrast3.05:14.15:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Persian Greenblack text - 6.88:1

Dark Cyanblack text - 5.07:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Persian Green#00A693

Dark Cyan#008B8B

#05FFE2#05FFE2

#00E5E6#00E5E6

#A80014#A80014

#8A0000#8A0000

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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    ],
    "family": "cyan",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
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    "luminance": 0.2938,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 3.05
    },
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      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.88
    },
    "description": "Persian Green is #00A693, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Dark Cyan, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/persian-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "dark-cyan",
    "name": "Dark Cyan",
    "hex": "#008B8B",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      139,
      139
    ],
    "hsl": [
      180,
      100,
      27
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      0,
      45
    ],
    "family": "cyan",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2033,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.07,
      "white": 4.15
    },
    "wcag": {
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      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.07
    },
    "description": "Dark Cyan is #008B8B, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Persian Green, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-cyan/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-cyan.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 28.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.36,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 7,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 6
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0905,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Persian Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Persian Green"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.36,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Persian Green",
      "background": "#00A693",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.88
    },
    {
      "color": "Dark Cyan",
      "background": "#008B8B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.07
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Persian Green is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00A693.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Dark Cyan is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008B8B.",
  "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/persian-green-vs-dark-cyan.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-cyan.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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