Cyan color

Light Sea Green #20B2AA

#20B2AA · rgb(32, 178, 170)

Light Sea Green is the color #20B2AA. In RGB it is rgb(32, 178, 170) — 13% red, 70% green and 67% blue. Its CMYK breakdown is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black, and in HSL it sits at 177° hue, 70% saturation and 41% lightness. Light Sea Green is one of the 140 standard CSS / HTML color names, so color: light-sea-green works in CSS. The closest web-safe color is #339999.

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Light Sea Green color codes

Hex#20B2AA

RGBrgb(32, 178, 170)

RGB %13%, 70%, 67%

HSLhsl(177, 70%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177, 82%, 70%)

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

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.114 189)

Closest web-safe#339999

Light Sea Green color meaning

Light Sea Green is a bold and energetic cyan — a cool color at 41% lightness and 70% saturation. Like other cyans, it is linked with freshness, calm and clarity. It recalls water and clear skies, and feels clean, cool and modern.

Because it is bold and energetic, light sea green works best for logos, buttons, highlights, sports kit and anything that should grab attention. As text on white it would be too faint (2.6:1), so use it for fills and backgrounds and put black text on top (8.0:1).

What colors go with Light Sea Green?

Light Sea Green pairs well with Brick, Medium Sea Green, Denim and Linen: Brick sits close to its opposite on the color wheel for strong contrast, Medium Sea Green and Denim are neighbors that keep a scheme calm, and Linen gives the eye somewhere to rest.

Build a full scheme around light sea green in the color matcher, blend it with another color in the color mixer, or copy ready-made HTML and CSS from the HTML color picker.

Light Sea Green at a glance

Color family	Cyan · cool, bold and energetic
CSS color name	Yes — `lightseagreen` works in CSS
As text on white	2.62:1 — not readable as text
Best text on it	Black (8.01:1)
For print (CMYK)	82% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow, 30% black
Full screen	Open the light sea green screen — fill your display or download it in 4K

Contrast

Contrast ratio of Light Sea Green against white and black text (WCAG 2.1 needs 4.5:1 for body text).

White text — 2.62:1 Black text — 8.01:1

Shades, tints & tones

Shades — toward black

Tints — toward white

Tones — toward gray

Color harmonies

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Light Sea Green color FAQ

What is the hex code for Light Sea Green?

Light Sea Green is #20B2AA, which is rgb(32, 178, 170) and hsl(177, 70%, 41%). For print it is roughly C82 M0 Y4 K30.

What colors go with Light Sea Green?

Light Sea Green pairs well with Brick, Medium Sea Green, Denim, Linen. Brick gives the strongest contrast, being close to its complementary color. Neutrals such as Linen also work well alongside it.

Is Light Sea Green a warm or cool color?

Light Sea Green is a cool color: its hue is 177°, on the green, blue and violet side of the color wheel.

What text color looks best on Light Sea Green?

Black text, with a contrast ratio of 8.0:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text.