Nearest-color comparison
Sea Green #2E8B57 vs Viridian #40826D: RGB distance 29.8 and contrast 1.07:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Sea Green and Viridian are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 29.8. Sea Green is lighter by 0.0157, and Sea Green is more saturated by 16 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Sea Green and Viridian across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Sea Green is #2E8B57, a cool green with hue 146°, saturation 50% and luminance 0.1973. Beside Viridian, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.95:1.
green color
Viridian is #40826D, a cool green with hue 161°, saturation 34% and luminance 0.1816. Beside Sea Green, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.63:1.
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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46,
139,
87
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"hsl": [
146,
50,
36
],
"cmyk": [
67,
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37,
45
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"family": "green",
"temperature": "cool",
"tone": [
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},
"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",
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"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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"lightness": 2
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}{
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"safeText": [
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"background": "#2E8B57",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 4.95
},
{
"color": "Viridian",
"background": "#40826D",
"foreground": "#000000",
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"ratio": 4.63
}
]
}{
"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."
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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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38
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51,
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49
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"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.",
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