Nearest-color comparison
Traffic Green #008450 vs Peacock Green #006D5B: RGB distance 25.5 and contrast 1.32:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Traffic Green and Peacock Green are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 25.5. Traffic Green is lighter by 0.0539, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.32:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Traffic Green and Peacock Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Traffic Green is #008450, a cool green with hue 156°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1708. Beside Peacock Green, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 4.76:1.
cyan color
Peacock Green is #006D5B, a cool cyan with hue 170°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1169. Beside Traffic Green, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.29:1.
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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