#20B2AALightseagreen is a rich, strongly saturated, dark cool cyan (#20B2AA).
At hue 177° with 70% saturation, lightseagreen lands firmly in the cyan family — a cool color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with clarity, freshness and technology, which makes lightseagreen a natural fit for tech interfaces, healthcare and water- or air-related themes.
Lightseagreen is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on lightseagreen hits 8.01:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.62:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of lightseagreen sits at 357° — #B21F27, close to firebrick — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for lightseagreen in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from lightseagreen's position on the color wheel (hue 177°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix lightseagreen toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how lightseagreen performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Lightseagreen | 2.62:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Lightseagreen | 8.01:1 | AAA | AAA |
#5F61AC#574CAC#27ADAECopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword lightseagreen directly.
:root {
--lightseagreen: #20B2AA;
--lightseagreen-rgb: 32, 178, 170;
--lightseagreen-tint: #84D5D0;
--lightseagreen-shade: #12625E;
}
.btn-lightseagreen {
background: var(--lightseagreen);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'lightseagreen': {
DEFAULT: '#20B2AA',
light: '#84D5D0',
dark: '#12625E',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.