Nearest-color comparison

Pine Green vs Teal

Pine Green and Teal are different cyan colors with HEX values #01796F and #008080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.4, their contrast ratio is 1.11:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pine Green and Teal are very close colors. Teal is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.11:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Pine Green#01796F

Teal#008080

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance18.4

Pair contrast1.11:1

Luminance delta0.0217

Hue delta5 deg

Lighter colorTeal

More saturatedTeal

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

cyan color

Pine Green

Pine Green is #01796F, a cool cyan color with dark character. Compared with Teal, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#01796F RGB1, 121, 111 HSL175, 98, 24 CMYK99, 0, 8, 53 Luminance0.1483 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

cyan color

Teal

Teal is #008080, a cool cyan color with balanced and vibrant character. Compared with Pine Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for healthcare, saas, and accent colors, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#008080 RGB0, 128, 128 HSL180, 100, 25 CMYK100, 0, 0, 50 Luminance0.17 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Pine Green or Teal

Choose Pine GreenPine Green is better when the design needs dark cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #01796F.

Choose TealTeal is better when the design needs balanced and vibrant cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008080.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPine GreenTeal

HEX#01796F#008080

RGB1, 121, 1110, 128, 128

HSL175, 98, 24180, 100, 25

CMYK99, 0, 8, 53100, 0, 0, 50

FamilyCyanCyan

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneDarkBalanced, Vibrant

Luminance0.14830.17

Black contrast3.97:14.4:1

White contrast5.3:14.77:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pine Greenwhite text - 5.3:1

Tealwhite text - 4.77:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Pine Green#01796F

Teal#008080

#02D4C3#02D4C3

#00DBDB#00DBDB

#79010B#79010B

Maroon#800000

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

[
  {
    "slug": "pine-green",
    "name": "Pine Green",
    "hex": "#01796F",
    "rgb": [
      1,
      121,
      111
    ],
    "hsl": [
      175,
      98,
      24
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      99,
      0,
      8,
      53
    ],
    "family": "cyan",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "dark"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1483,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.97,
      "white": 5.3
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.3
    },
    "description": "Pine Green is #01796F, a cool cyan color with dark character. Compared with Teal, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pine-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "teal",
    "name": "Teal",
    "hex": "#008080",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      128,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      180,
      100,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      0,
      50
    ],
    "family": "cyan",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "balanced",
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.17,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.4,
      "white": 4.77
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.77
    },
    "description": "Teal is #008080, a cool cyan color with balanced and vibrant character. Compared with Pine Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for healthcare, saas, and accent colors, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/teal/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/teal.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 18.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.11,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 5,
    "saturation": 2,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0217,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Teal",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Teal"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.11,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Pine Green",
      "background": "#01796F",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.3
    },
    {
      "color": "Teal",
      "background": "#008080",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.77
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Pine Green is better when the design needs dark cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #01796F.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Teal is better when the design needs balanced and vibrant cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008080.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/pine-green-vs-teal.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/teal.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pine-green-vs-teal",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Pine Green vs Teal",
  "verdict": "Pine Green and Teal are very close colors. Teal is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.11:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Pine Green and Teal are different cyan colors with HEX values #01796F and #008080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.4, their contrast ratio is 1.11:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
  "rgbDistance": 18.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.11,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "pine-green",
      "name": "Pine Green",
      "hex": "#01796F",
      "rgb": [
        1,
        121,
        111
      ],
      "hsl": [
        175,
        98,
        24
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        99,
        0,
        8,
        53
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1483,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.97,
        "white": 5.3
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.3
      },
      "description": "Pine Green is #01796F, a cool cyan color with dark character. Compared with Teal, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pine-green/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-green.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "teal",
      "name": "Teal",
      "hex": "#008080",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        128,
        128
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        0,
        50
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced",
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.17,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.4,
        "white": 4.77
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 4.77
      },
      "description": "Teal is #008080, a cool cyan color with balanced and vibrant character. Compared with Pine Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for healthcare, saas, and accent colors, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/teal/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/teal.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
    "rgbDistance": 18.4,
    "contrastRatio": 1.11,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 5,
      "saturation": 2,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0217,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [],
    "lighterColor": "Teal",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Teal"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.11,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Pine Green",
        "background": "#01796F",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.3
      },
      {
        "color": "Teal",
        "background": "#008080",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 4.77
      }
    ]
  },
  "useCases": {
    "chooseFirstWhen": "Pine Green is better when the design needs dark cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #01796F.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Teal is better when the design needs balanced and vibrant cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008080.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/pine-green-vs-teal.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-green.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/teal.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/pine-green-vs-teal/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/pine-green-vs-teal.json"
}