Nearest-color comparison

Sea Green vs Viridian

Sea Green and Viridian are different green colors with HEX values #2E8B57 and #40826D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 29.8, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Sea Green and Viridian are visually related colors. Sea Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Sea Green#2E8B57

Viridian#40826D

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Sea Green and Viridian across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance29.8

Pair contrast1.07:1

Luminance delta0.0157

Hue delta15 deg

Lighter colorSea Green

More saturatedSea Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Sea Green

Sea Green is #2E8B57, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Viridian, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#2E8B57 RGB46, 139, 87 HSL146, 50, 36 CMYK67, 0, 37, 45 Luminance0.1973 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Viridian

Viridian is #40826D, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Sea Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#40826D RGB64, 130, 109 HSL161, 34, 38 CMYK51, 0, 16, 49 Luminance0.1816 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Sea Green or Viridian

Choose Sea GreenSea Green is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #2E8B57.

Choose ViridianViridian is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #40826D.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertySea GreenViridian

HEX#2E8B57#40826D

RGB46, 139, 8764, 130, 109

HSL146, 50, 36161, 34, 38

CMYK67, 0, 37, 4551, 0, 16, 49

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneEarth Tone, Jewel ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.19730.1816

Black contrast4.95:14.63:1

White contrast4.25:14.53:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Sea Greenblack text - 4.95:1

Viridianblack text - 4.63:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Sea Green#2E8B57

Viridian#40826D

#4FC482#4FC482

#69B59D#69B59D

#8A2E62#8A2E62

#824055#824055

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "sea-green",
    "name": "Sea Green",
    "hex": "#2E8B57",
    "rgb": [
      46,
      139,
      87
    ],
    "hsl": [
      146,
      50,
      36
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      67,
      0,
      37,
      45
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone",
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1973,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.95,
      "white": 4.25
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.95
    },
    "description": "Sea Green is #2E8B57, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Viridian, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sea-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "viridian",
    "name": "Viridian",
    "hex": "#40826D",
    "rgb": [
      64,
      130,
      109
    ],
    "hsl": [
      161,
      34,
      38
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      51,
      0,
      16,
      49
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1816,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.63,
      "white": 4.53
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.63
    },
    "description": "Viridian is #40826D, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Sea Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/viridian/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 29.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.07,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 15,
    "saturation": 16,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0157,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Sea Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Sea Green"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Sea Green",
      "background": "#2E8B57",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.95
    },
    {
      "color": "Viridian",
      "background": "#40826D",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.63
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Sea Green is better when the design needs earth tone and jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #2E8B57.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Viridian is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #40826D.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sea-green-vs-viridian.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Sea Green vs Viridian",
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  "summary": "Sea Green and Viridian are different green colors with HEX values #2E8B57 and #40826D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 29.8, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.07,
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      ],
      "hsl": [
        146,
        50,
        36
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        67,
        0,
        37,
        45
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1973,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 4.25
      },
      "wcag": {
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 4.95
      },
      "description": "Sea Green is #2E8B57, a cool green color with earth tone and jewel tone character. Compared with Viridian, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sea-green/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "viridian",
      "name": "Viridian",
      "hex": "#40826D",
      "rgb": [
        64,
        130,
        109
      ],
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        161,
        34,
        38
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        51,
        0,
        16,
        49
      ],
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      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.1816,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 4.53
      },
      "wcag": {
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 4.63
      },
      "description": "Viridian is #40826D, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Sea Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/viridian/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"
    }
  ],
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    "contrastRatio": 1.07,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 15,
      "saturation": 16,
      "lightness": 2
    },
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    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Sea Green"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
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        "color": "Sea Green",
        "background": "#2E8B57",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 4.95
      },
      {
        "color": "Viridian",
        "background": "#40826D",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      }
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Viridian is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #40826D.",
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  },
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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/sea-green-vs-viridian/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sea-green-vs-viridian.json"
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