Dark Seafoam Color
Dark Seafoam is a green color with hex code #1FB57A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark seafoam, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Seafoam Color Values
What Does Dark Seafoam Mean?
Dark Seafoam 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 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 is classified as a green (nearest centroid: brilliant green, #3EB489). It is also known as April Fool’s Red.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Seafoam
Dark Seafoam and #B71F5C 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 — #1FB72E and #1FA8B7, which sit beside dark seafoam on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark seafoam with triadic partners #7A1FB7 and #B77A1F. 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
- Green Teal —
#0CB577(Delta E 2) - Bluey Green —
#2BB179(Delta E 3) - Greenish Teal —
#32BF84(Delta E 4) - MediumSeaGreen —
#3CB371(Delta E 5) - Greenblue —
#23C48B(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #1FB57A; }
.background { background-color: #1FB57A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1FB57A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #1FB57A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark seafoam?
Dark Seafoam has the hex code #1FB57A. In RGB notation it is rgb(31, 181, 122), in HSL it is hsl(156, 71%, 42%), and its OKLCH value is 0.685, 0.148, 160.2.
What does the color dark seafoam mean?
Green-family colors like dark seafoam carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Seafoam 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 sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark seafoam?
Dark Seafoam has three easy routes: its complement #B71F5C for punch, its neighbors #1FB72E and #1FA8B7 for something calmer, or triadic partners #7A1FB7 and #B77A1F when you want energy.
Is dark seafoam a standard web color?
No — Dark Seafoam is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #1FB57A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark seafoam lighter or darker?
To lighten dark seafoam, 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 #D3F8E9 (lightest tint) to #051F14 (darkest shade).
About Dark Seafoam
Dark Seafoam is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including April Fool’s Red. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #1FB57A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.