Light Sea Green (#20B2AA)

The hex code for Light Sea Green is #20B2AA. It is rgb(32, 178, 170) in RGB, hsl(177, 70%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(82%, 0%, 4%, 30%) in CMYK — a mid-tone teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20B2AA

HEX#20B2AA

RGBrgb(32, 178, 170)

HSLhsl(177, 70%, 41%)

HSVhsv(177, 82%, 70%)

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

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.114 189)

LABlab(65.49% -38.83 -6.92)

LCHlch(65.49% 39.44 190.10)

Colors Closest to Light Sea Green

Light Sea Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 3.95 Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 5.31 Keppel#3AB09EΔE 6.26 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 6.59 Persian Green#00A693ΔE 7.88 Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#20B2AA Channel Values

How Light Sea Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 32 · G 178 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 177° · S 70% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 177° · S 82% · V 70%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 82% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 30%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.62:1 vs white · 8.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Light Sea Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Light Sea Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Light Sea Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Light Sea Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Light Sea Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#20B2AA

Protanopia#A4A4AA

Protanomaly#83AAAA

Deuteranopia#9696AC

Deuteranomaly#78A2AB

Tritanopia#27B1B1

Tritanomaly#24B1AE

Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

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Using #20B2AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--light-sea-green: #20B2AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20B2AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'light-sea-green': '#20B2AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.698, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="light_sea_green">#20B2AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#20B2AA"

More Teal Colors

Light Sea Green sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

20c5b5 208fbc 213536 205d65 219c9c 1fffff 228783 1f3333 232b2b 1e5162 23d7c5 1db4a5 317873 477476 5f9ea0 82c3d9 a3fdff c2f5f0 d9f7f7 003542 007474 00a693 00fff9 0fffff

#20B2AA Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Light Sea Green?

The hex code for Light Sea Green is #20B2AA. That is rgb(32, 178, 170) in RGB, hsl(177, 70%, 41%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 4%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #20B2AA?

#20B2AA is rgb(32, 178, 170) — red 32, green 178, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20B2AA?

#20B2AA converts to approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 4%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20B2AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #20B2AA scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is LightSeaGreen a CSS named color?

Yes. LightSeaGreen is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: lightseagreen instead of the hex code.

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