Palettes / Colors / #02AC8A

#02AC8A — Vivid Teal

#02AC8A is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #02AC8A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#02AC8A is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AC0224; it also sits naturally between #02AC35 and #0279AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 67% · Blue 54%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #02AC8A

.text { color: #02AC8A; }
.background { background-color: #02AC8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02AC8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 172, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02AC8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 172, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02AC8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 172, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02AC8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02AC8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC0224:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02AC8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02AC8A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #02AC8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #02AC8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #02AC89  ·  #02AC8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02AC8A?

#02AC8A is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 172, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02AC8A?

#02AC8A is RGB 2, 172, 138 — HSL 168°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 20%, 33%.

What colors go with #02AC8A?

Its complement is #AC0224; analogous partners are #02AC35 and #0279AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02AC8A for text?

Black text on #02AC8A has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.89:1.