About Light Sea Green
Light Sea Green (lightseagreen) is a medium, vivid cyan with the hex code #20b2aa, or rgb(32, 178, 170). In HSL it sits at a hue of 177°, 70% saturation and 41% lightness. It is one of the 148 named colors every browser understands, so you can write color: lightseagreen; instead of the hex value.
Using Light Sea Green for text and backgrounds
| Pairing | Contrast ratio | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Light Sea Green text on white | 2.62 : 1 | fails |
| Light Sea Green text on black | 8.01 : 1 | AAA |
On a light sea green background, use black text (8.01 : 1). WCAG asks for at least 4.5 : 1 for body text and 3 : 1 for large text. Check other pairs with the Contrast Checker.
CSS
.element {
color: lightseagreen; /* or #20b2aa */
background-color: #20b2aa;
border: 1px solid rgb(32 178 170 / 50%);
}Similar named colors
Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), Dark Cyan (#008b8b), Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), Steel Blue (#4682b4), Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0).
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What is the hex code for light sea green?
#20b2aa — that is rgb(32, 178, 170) and hsl(177, 70%, 41%). In CSS you can also just write lightseagreen.
Is light sea green text readable on white?
Its contrast ratio on white is 2.62 : 1, which fails WCAG — use it for decoration or on a dark background instead.
What colors go well with light sea green?
Its complementary color is #b21f27; analogous colors #1fb261 and #1f70b2 sit next to it on the color wheel.