Palettes / Colors / #02CA38

#02CA38 — Vivid Green

#02CA38 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #02CA38 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.

#02CA38 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #CA0295; it also sits naturally between #31CA02 and #02CA9B. 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 79% · Blue 22%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #02CA38

.text { color: #02CA38; }
.background { background-color: #02CA38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CA38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(136, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CA38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CA38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02CA38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CA38">Div content here</div>

Shades of #02CA38

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA0295:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02CA38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CA38

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 #02CA38 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 #02CA38 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

← #02CA37  ·  #02CA39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02CA38?

#02CA38 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 2, 202, 56). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02CA38?

#02CA38 is RGB 2, 202, 56 — HSL 136°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 72%, 21%.

What colors go with #02CA38?

Its complement is #CA0295; analogous partners are #31CA02 and #02CA9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02CA38 for text?

Black text on #02CA38 has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.