CYAN

Light Sea Green

#20B2AA

Conversions

HEX#20B2AA

RGBrgb(32, 178, 170)

HSLhsl(177, 70%, 41%)

HSVhsv(177, 82%, 70%)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 4%, 30%)

Copy CSS

color: #20b2aa;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(32, 178, 170);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(177, 70%, 41%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.62 : 1

On ink blackPass · 7.30 : 1

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About Light Sea Green

Light Sea Green is the hex color #20B2AA, which translates to rgb(32, 178, 170) in RGB and hsl(177, 70%, 41%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 177 degrees, with a saturation of 70 percent and a lightness of 41 percent. That combination gives Light Sea Green a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Light Sea Green compares

Light Sea Green is exactly the CSS keyword lightseagreen, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is teal-500 (#00BBA7), at a distance of 8.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Tiffany Blue at 3.8. Sorted by lightness, Light Sea Green is number 7 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Light Sea Green

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Light Sea Green, led by Ink black at 7.30:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Light Sea Green already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Light Sea Green. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	7.30:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.93:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Light Sea Green

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Light Sea Green for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Light Sea Green

Format	Value
HEX	#20B2AA
RGB	rgb(32, 178, 170)
HSL	hsl(177, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(177, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 0%, 4%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(69.12% 0.1142 188.96)
CIELAB	lab(65.79 -37.51 -6.33)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.