#20B2AA — Light Sea Green

Light Sea Green is the CSS named color #20B2AA — rgb(32, 178, 170), hsl(177, 70%, 41%). Its relative luminance is 0.351, giving 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.

Light Sea Green in every notation

HEX#20B2AA
RGBrgb(32, 178, 170)
HSLhsl(177, 70%, 41%)
Relative luminance0.3505
Contrast on white2.62:1 AA fail
Contrast on black8.01:1 AA pass

Tints and shades of lightseagreen

#DEF3F2
#B1E4E1
#79D1CC
#48C0B9
#20B2AA
#1B9791
#167974
#105955
#0A3936

Built by mixing lightseagreen toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.

Similar CSS colors

Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for lightseagreen?

lightseagreen is #20B2AA, which is rgb(32, 178, 170) and hsl(177, 70%, 41%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.

Is lightseagreen light or dark?

Light Sea Green has a relative luminance of 0.351 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 2.62:1; against black, 8.01:1.

Can I use lightseagreen for text?

lightseagreen reaches 8.01:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.