Nearest-color comparison
Scheele Green #478800 vs Terre Verte #385E0F: RGB distance 47.1 and contrast 1.73:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Scheele Green and Terre Verte are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 47.1. Scheele Green is lighter by 0.1007, and Scheele Green is more saturated by 28 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.73:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Scheele Green and Terre Verte across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Scheele Green is #478800, a cool green with hue 89°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1895. Beside Terre Verte, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.79:1.
green color
Terre Verte is #385E0F, a cool green with hue 89°, saturation 72% and luminance 0.0888. Beside Scheele Green, it is darker and less 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
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