lightseagreen — #20B2AA
#20B2AA
rgb(32, 178, 170) · hsl(177, 70%, 41%) · CSS keyword lightseagreen
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightseagreen on white | 2.62:1 | — | — |
| lightseagreen on black | 8.01:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, lightseagreen takes black text: 8.01:1 against 2.62:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: lightseagreen;
color: #20b2aa;
color: rgb(32 178 170);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to lightseagreen
- mediumseagreen — #3CB371
- darkturquoise — #00CED1
- mediumturquoise — #48D1CC
- deepskyblue — #00BFFF
- darkcyan — #008B8B
- cadetblue — #5F9EA0
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for lightseagreen?
The hex code for lightseagreen is #20B2AA — RGB 32, 178, 170.
Can I use lightseagreen for text?
Not on a white background. lightseagreen reaches only 2.62:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on lightseagreen be black or white?
Black — 8.01:1 against 2.62:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- lightskyblue — #87CEFA
- lightslategray — #778899
- lightsteelblue — #B0C4DE
- lightyellow — #FFFFE0
- lime — #00FF00
- limegreen — #32CD32
- linen — #FAF0E6
- magenta — #FF00FF
- maroon — #800000
- mediumaquamarine — #66CDAA
- mediumblue — #0000CD
- mediumorchid — #BA55D3
#20B2AA in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference