Sea Green vs Basil — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 27/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 75/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 15/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

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Fail1.0:1

Harmony27Clashing

Clashing

66° apart

Distinguishable75Easy to tell apart

normal

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ΔE 39 (30 under CVD)

Match15Different

ΔE 39 — different

How different are Sea Green and Basil?

Sea Green and Basil are very different (ΔE 39). They have distinctly different hues (66° 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 Basil: 1.00:1 (Fail); Basil text on Sea Green: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #001B11 clears it.

Common questions

Do Sea Green and Basil go well together?

Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 27/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Sea Green readable as text on Basil?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #001B11 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 39 — very different.

Are Sea Green and Basil the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 39).

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