Colour comparison

Dolphins vs Ravens colors

Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens and their primary colours sit 3.68:1 apart in lightness with a perceptual difference of 81.8. Every cross-team pairing is measured below.

These values are not yet verified

The colour values on this page are illustrative placeholders used while the site is being built. Each one must be traced to the team's own published brand assets and dated before it is presented as fact — see the method page. Do not use these figures for print or production yet.

Dolphins vs Ravens

Clear
Colour difference
ΔE 81.8
Lightness contrast
3.68:1

The same two colours in greyscale — what a monochrome feed, and a viewer with colour vision deficiency, has to work with.

The two palettes

Miami Dolphins National Football League
Aqua #008E97
Orange #FC4C02
Deep Blue #005778

All Dolphins values →

Baltimore Ravens National Football League
Purple #241773
Black #000000
Gold #9E7C0C

All Ravens values →

Every cross-team pairing

9 measured
Contrast for every Dolphins colour against every Ravens colour
Dolphins colour #241773 #000000 #9E7C0C
#008E97 3.68:1 Large text only 5.32:1 AA 1.00:1 Fails
#FC4C02 4.27:1 Large text only 6.17:1 AA 1.16:1 Fails
#005778 1.82:1 Fails 2.63:1 Fails 2.03:1 Fails
Dolphins on Ravens
Strongest pairing

Orange on Black is the highest-contrast combination across the two palettes. Use it for anything carrying text.

6.17:1 AA
Dolphins on Ravens
Weakest pairing

Aqua on Gold is the lowest-contrast combination, and the one a designer reaches for by accident when both teams want their signature colour.

1.00:1 Fails

What the verdict means

A colour clash takes two measurements, not one. Perceptual difference says how far apart two colours look to the eye with hue included; lightness contrast says what survives when colour is removed. Judged on lightness alone, a navy and a purple can score identically to navy against itself, which is plainly wrong. Judged on hue alone, two colours that separate clearly in colour can merge completely in a monochrome broadcast.

For Dolphins and Ravens the two figures are ΔE 81.8 and 3.68:1, which together give a verdict of clear. Both measurements are comfortable, so these two read as distinct teams in every medium.

The National Football League divides its thirty-two teams between two conferences, and uniform colour is regulated more tightly here than in any other major league: a team must register its colours with the league, and opposing teams are required to wear contrasting jerseys so that broadcast audiences can tell them apart.

Design with either palette

Take Dolphins or Ravens colours into the design studio, add your own artwork, and check the result for print problems before committing to a run.

Every other Dolphins comparison

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Every other Ravens comparison

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