501 — Blue Green dark
Teals family#36544A
Looking up DMC 501? It's Blue Green dark, a medium-dark teal shade (#36544A / RGB 54, 84, 74). Scroll down for Crescent Colors, Anchor, and Madeira equivalents ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 close DMC alternatives and curated color harmonies.
About DMC 501
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Pond Green
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 501
The five closest matches in each brand, ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual color difference.
Anchor
Madeira
J&P Coates
Sullivans
Classic Colorworks
Weeks Dye Works
Gentle Art Sampler
Valdani
Crescent Colors
Closest match to DMC 501 in 67 more brands
The single nearest shade in every other palette we hold, from needlepoint silks and wools to fuse beads and yarn. Match quality is perceptual color distance: 93% and up is hard to tell apart, under 75% is a visible shift.
More stranded cotton
Hand-dyed & overdyed
Silk
Wool for needlepoint
Metallic, rayon & specialty
Other threads & beads
Fuse beads
Yarn for crochet & knitting
Need the runners-up, or a whole pattern converted? The thread conversion chart ranks every alternative for DMC 501 (Blue Green dark) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 501
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 501
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 501 in other DMC lines
DMC reuses base numbers across its specialty lines, so the same shade can exist as a satin, a metallic, or a sparkle floss under a prefixed code. Here is where Blue Green dark turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D501, Diamond Drills USA DMC501. A kit legend or drill bag marked 501 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 501
DMC threads that pair well with 501, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Teals Family
DMC501 in context with nearby shades from the teals color family.
About DMC 501
Blue Green dark (catalog code DMC 501) is a medium-dark, muted shade from the teals family. Expect a muted and intense look that suits dragonflies, turtle designs, and similar motifs. Cross stitch enthusiasts often reach for this thread when stitching mermaid motifs or sea glass tones.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color is DMC 501?
DMC 501 is called Blue Green dark. It's a medium-dark teal shade (hex #36544A, RGB 54, 84, 74) in the teals family, commonly used for cool accents, nature themes, and similar motifs.
What's the closest Anchor match for DMC 501?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 501 (Blue Green dark) is Anchor 878 (Sea Foam Green Very Dark) with a 89% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 212 (Jade Very Dark, 76%) and Anchor 218 (Misty Green Very Dark, 72%).
What's a good substitute for DMC 501?
The closest DMC threads to 501 are 561 Jade very dark (ΔE 4.49), 991 Aquamarine dark (ΔE 6.88), and 3847 Teal Green dark (ΔE 7.5). These are useful substitutes when 501 is unavailable or for building gradients.
What projects use DMC 501?
Cross-stitchers pull DMC 501 (Blue Green dark) for charts featuring cool accents, nature themes, ocean waves, peacock feathers. The medium-dark tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.
What fabric color works best with DMC 501 (Blue Green dark)?
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first. For reference, 501 has a contrast ratio of about 8.3:1 on white fabric and 2.5:1 on black. As a soft cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Does DMC 501 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Satin S501. The base shade is matched across the lines, but the fiber changes the look: Satin is a high-sheen rayon, Light Effects is a metallic polyester most people blend one strand at a time, and Étoile is cotton with a sparkle filament that stitches like ordinary floss.
What is the diamond painting drill code for DMC 501?
Diamond Dotz D501 and Diamond Drills USA DMC501 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 501 is this color regardless of drill brand — though each manufacturer dyes to the reference in its own batches, so avoid mixing brands inside one large block.
Which other thread brands come closest to DMC 501?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are Paternayan 1660 Pine Green (97%), PNK Kirov 9280 (94%), Classic Colorworks Silk Spruced (90%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.