About Sea Green
Sea green, #2e8b57, is green cooled toward the ocean’s deeper water — richer than mint, calmer than emerald. It is the green that sits between forest and teal, borrowing depth from both.
History
Sea green tinted Georgian interiors and Art Nouveau glass (Tiffany’s favrile); the color name entered lists as the "greenish blue of the sea," and mid-century and coastal design kept it perennial.
Psychology
Sea green reads balanced, restorative and quietly maritime — nature’s most soothing green-blue. It carries calm without mint’s clinical edge or teal’s tech coolness.
In design
Sea green is a text-capable brand green (5.1:1 on white) and a serene surface. Pair with coral, sand and cream (coastal), gold and cream (Art Nouveau), charcoal for modern depth. Wellness and eco brands favor its balance.
In culture
"The multitudinous seas incarnadine" turning green, sea-green eyes in poetry, sea glass on every mantel: the ocean’s calmest color.