Palettes / Colors / #02ACA0

#02ACA0 — Vivid Teal

#02ACA0 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #02ACA0 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.

#02ACA0 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 #AC020D; it also sits naturally between #02AC4B and #0262AC. 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 63%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #02ACA0

.text { color: #02ACA0; }
.background { background-color: #02ACA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02ACA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 172, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02ACA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 172, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02ACA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 172, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02ACA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02ACA0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #02ACA0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC020D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02ACA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02ACA0

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 #02ACA0 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 #02ACA0 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

← #02AC9F  ·  #02ACA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02ACA0?

#02ACA0 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 172, 160). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02ACA0?

#02ACA0 is RGB 2, 172, 160 — HSL 176°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 7%, 33%.

What colors go with #02ACA0?

Its complement is #AC020D; analogous partners are #02AC4B and #0262AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02ACA0 for text?

Black text on #02ACA0 has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.