Dark Seafoam Green Color
Dark Seafoam Green is a green color with hex code #3EAF76. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark seafoam green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Seafoam Green Color Values
What Does Dark Seafoam Green Mean?
Dark Seafoam Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Dark Seafoam Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Seafoam Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: brilliant green, #3EB489). It is also known as Link’s Awakening.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Seafoam Green
Dark Seafoam Green and #AE3D75 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #3DAE3D and #3DAEAE, which sit beside dark seafoam green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark seafoam green with triadic partners #753DAE and #AE753D. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bluey Green —
#2BB179(Delta E 4) - Ocean Green —
#41AA78(Delta E 5) - Teal Green —
#25A36F(Delta E 5) - MediumSeaGreen —
#3CB371(Delta E 5) - Greenish —
#40A368(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #3EAF76; }
.background { background-color: #3EAF76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3EAF76; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #3EAF7640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark seafoam green?
Dark Seafoam Green has the hex code #3EAF76. In RGB notation it is rgb(62, 175, 118), in HSL it is hsl(150, 48%, 46%), and its OKLCH value is 0.675, 0.133, 157.6.
What does the color dark seafoam green mean?
Green-family colors like dark seafoam green carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Seafoam Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Dark Seafoam Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark seafoam green?
Dark Seafoam Green has three easy routes: its complement #AE3D75 for punch, its neighbors #3DAE3D and #3DAEAE for something calmer, or triadic partners #753DAE and #AE753D when you want energy.
Is dark seafoam green a standard web color?
No — Dark Seafoam Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #3EAF76 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark seafoam green lighter or darker?
To lighten dark seafoam green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DDF3E8 (lightest tint) to #0B1E14 (darkest shade).
About Dark Seafoam Green
Dark Seafoam Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Link’s Awakening. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #3EAF76 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.