Seaweed Green Color
Seaweed Green is a green color with hex code #35AD6B. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with seaweed green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Seaweed Green Color Values
What Does Seaweed Green Mean?
Seaweed 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. Seaweed 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, Seaweed Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: strong yellowish green, #44944A).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Seaweed Green
Seaweed Green and #AC3576 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 — #3BAC35 and #35ACA6, which sit beside seaweed green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair seaweed green with triadic partners #6A35AC and #AC6A35. 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
- MediumSeaGreen —
#3CB371(Delta E 2) - Jade Green —
#2BAF6A(Delta E 3) - Chateau Green —
#40A860(Delta E 5) - Dark Seafoam Green —
#3EAF76(Delta E 6) - Bluey Green —
#2BB179(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #35AD6B; }
.background { background-color: #35AD6B; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35AD6B; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #35AD6B40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for seaweed green?
Seaweed Green has the hex code #35AD6B. In RGB notation it is rgb(53, 173, 107), in HSL it is hsl(147, 53%, 44%), and its OKLCH value is 0.665, 0.144, 154.8.
What does the color seaweed green mean?
Green-family colors like seaweed green carry distinct psychological associations. Seaweed 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. Seaweed Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with seaweed green?
Seaweed Green has three easy routes: its complement #AC3576 for punch, its neighbors #3BAC35 and #35ACA6 for something calmer, or triadic partners #6A35AC and #AC6A35 when you want energy.
Is seaweed green a standard web color?
No — Seaweed Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #35AD6B or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make seaweed green lighter or darker?
To lighten seaweed 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 #DCF4E7 (lightest tint) to #081B11 (darkest shade).
About Seaweed Green
Seaweed Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #35AD6B to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.