Sea Green Color
Sea Green is a cyan color with hex code #095859. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sea green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sea Green Color Values
What Does Sea Green Mean?
Sea Green belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Sea Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sea Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: dark bluish green, #004B49). It is also known as Deep Sea Green.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sea Green
Sea Green and #580A09 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 — #095832 and #092F58, which sit beside sea green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sea green with triadic partners #580957 and #575809. 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
- Deep Teal —
#00555A(Delta E 3) - Dark Turquoise —
#045C5A(Delta E 3) - Blue Stone —
#016162(Delta E 4) - Eden —
#105852(Delta E 4) - Dark Teal —
#014D4E(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #095859; }
.background { background-color: #095859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #095859; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #09585940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sea green?
Sea Green has the hex code #095859. In RGB notation it is rgb(9, 88, 89), in HSL it is hsl(181, 82%, 19%), and its OKLCH value is 0.419, 0.068, 196.2.
What does the color sea green mean?
Cyan-family colors like sea green carry distinct psychological associations. Sea Green belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Sea Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with sea green?
Sea Green has three easy routes: its complement #580A09 for punch, its neighbors #095832 and #092F58 for something calmer, or triadic partners #580957 and #575809 when you want energy.
Is sea green a standard web color?
No — Sea Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #095859 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sea green lighter or darker?
To lighten sea 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 #C3F8F9 (lightest tint) to #010E0E (darkest shade).
About Sea Green
Sea Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has alternative names including Deep Sea Green. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #095859 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.