Nearest-color comparison
Terre Verte #385E0F vs Hunter Green #355E3B: RGB distance 44.1 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Terre Verte and Hunter Green are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 44.1. Hunter Green is lighter by 0.002, and Terre Verte is more saturated by 44 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Terre Verte and Hunter Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Terre Verte is #385E0F, a cool green with hue 89°, saturation 72% and luminance 0.0888. Beside Hunter Green, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.56:1.
green color
Hunter Green is #355E3B, a cool green with hue 129°, saturation 28% and luminance 0.0908. Beside Terre Verte, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.46:1.
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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{
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53,
94,
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129,
28,
29
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63
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"safeText": [
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{
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"chooseFirstWhen": "Terre Verte is better when the design needs dark and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #385E0F.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Hunter Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #355E3B.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Terre Verte and Hunter Green are different green colors with HEX values #385E0F and #355E3B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 44.1, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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