Palettes / Colors / #02CA39
#02CA39 — Vivid Green
#02CA39 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 #02CA39 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.
#02CA39 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 #CA0291; it also sits naturally between #2DCA02 and #02CA9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02CA39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 202, 57 |
| HSL | 137°, 98%, 40% |
| HSV | 137°, 99%, 79% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 72%, 21% |
| XYZ | 21.88, 42.55, 10.93 |
| Yxy | 42.55, 0.2904, 0.5646 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.25, -69.61, 57.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.23, -51.59, 33.41 |
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
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CSS code for #02CA39
.text { color: #02CA39; }
.background { background-color: #02CA39; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CA39; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CA39; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CA39; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 57, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02CA39">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CA39">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CA0291:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02CA39: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CA39
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #02CA39: ·
How #02CA39 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 #02CA39 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #02CA39?
#02CA39 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 2, 202, 57). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02CA39?
#02CA39 is RGB 2, 202, 57 — HSL 137°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 72%, 21%.
What colors go with #02CA39?
Its complement is #CA0291; analogous partners are #2DCA02 and #02CA9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02CA39 for text?
Black text on #02CA39 has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.