Nearest-color comparison
Spring Green #00FF7F vs Jade #00A86B: RGB distance 89.3 and contrast 2.29:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Spring Green and Jade are clearly different, with an RGB distance of 89.3. Spring Green is lighter by 0.4398, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 2.29:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Spring Green and Jade across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Spring Green is #00FF7F, a cool green with hue 150°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.7305. Beside Jade, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.61:1.
green color
Jade is #00A86B, a cool green with hue 158°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.2907. Beside Spring Green, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 6.81:1.
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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