Medium Aquamarine vs Dark Sea Green — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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#5CCAA2 · #8FC478

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 49/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 64/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 47/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony49Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

56° apart

Distinguishable64Somewhat similar

normal

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ΔE 24 (24 under CVD)

Match47Different

ΔE 24 — different

How different are Medium Aquamarine and Dark Sea Green?

Medium Aquamarine and Dark Sea Green are a clear pair (ΔE 24). They have distinctly different hues (56° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Medium Aquamarine text on Dark Sea Green: 1.01:1 (Fail); Dark Sea Green text on Medium Aquamarine: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00523C clears it.

Common questions

Do Medium Aquamarine and Dark Sea Green go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 49/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Medium Aquamarine readable as text on Dark Sea Green?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #00523C clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Medium Aquamarine and Dark Sea Green?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 24 — a clear pair.

Are Medium Aquamarine and Dark Sea Green the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 24).

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