Sea Green vs Dusty Blue — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Sea Greennearest vs Dusty Bluenearest

#448F61 · #6B77BA

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 46/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 50/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability2Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony46Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

88° apart

Distinguishable50Somewhat similar

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 72 (15 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 72 — different

How different are Sea Green and Dusty Blue?

Sea Green and Dusty Blue are very different (ΔE 72). They have distinctly different hues (88° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Sea Green text on Dusty Blue: 1.08:1 (Fail); Dusty Blue text on Sea Green: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #001405 clears it.

Common questions

Do Sea Green and Dusty Blue go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 46/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Sea Green readable as text on Dusty Blue?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #001405 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Sea Green and Dusty Blue?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 72 — very different.

Are Sea Green and Dusty Blue the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 72).

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