Nearest-color comparison
Light Sea Green #20B2AA vs Manganese Blue #03A89E: RGB distance 32.9 and contrast 1.13:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Light Sea Green and Manganese Blue are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 32.9. Light Sea Green is lighter by 0.0456, and Manganese Blue is more saturated by 26 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Light Sea Green and Manganese Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
cyan color
Light Sea Green is #20B2AA, a cool cyan with hue 177°, saturation 70% and luminance 0.3505. Beside Manganese Blue, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.01:1.
cyan color
Manganese Blue is #03A89E, a cool cyan with hue 176°, saturation 96% and luminance 0.3049. Beside Light Sea Green, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 7.1:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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{
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"name": "Manganese Blue",
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158
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"hsl": [
176,
96,
34
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98,
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6,
34
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"description": "Manganese Blue is #03A89E, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Light Sea Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"safeText": [
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"color": "Light Sea Green",
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"foreground": "#000000",
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"ratio": 8.01
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{
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Manganese Blue is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #03A89E.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Light Sea Green and Manganese Blue are different cyan colors with HEX values #20B2AA and #03A89E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 32.9, their contrast ratio is 1.13:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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