Sea Green vs Allium — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 51/100 (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

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Fail1.1:1

Harmony100Complementary

Complementary

178° apart

Distinguishable51Somewhat similar

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ΔE 75 (16 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 75 — different

How different are Sea Green and Allium?

Sea Green and Allium are very different (ΔE 75). They have near-opposite hues (178° 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 Allium: 1.08:1 (Fail); Allium text on Sea Green: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #000F00 clears it.

Common questions

Do Sea Green and Allium go well together?

Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 100/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Sea Green readable as text on Allium?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #000F00 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 75 — very different.

Are Sea Green and Allium the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 75).

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