Palettes / Colors / #02CA56
#02CA56 — Vivid Green
#02CA56 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SpringGreen (#00FF7F). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: springgreen (#00FF7F) — not an exact match. CSS springgreen gives you #00FF7F, a different color; use #02CA56 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.
#02CA56 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 #CA0277; it also sits naturally between #13CA02 and #02CAB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02CA56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 202, 86 |
| HSL | 145°, 98%, 40% |
| HSV | 145°, 99%, 79% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 57%, 21% |
| XYZ | 22.83, 42.93, 15.89 |
| Yxy | 42.93, 0.2796, 0.5258 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.50, -66.39, 45.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.52, -49.75, 28.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 79% · Blue 34%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #02CA56
.text { color: #02CA56; }
.background { background-color: #02CA56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CA56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CA56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CA56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 86, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02CA56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CA56">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CA0277:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02CA56: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CA56
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 #02CA56: ·
How #02CA56 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 #02CA56 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 #02CA56?
#02CA56 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 2, 202, 86). Its closest standard named color is SpringGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02CA56?
#02CA56 is RGB 2, 202, 86 — HSL 145°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 57%, 21%.
What colors go with #02CA56?
Its complement is #CA0277; analogous partners are #13CA02 and #02CAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02CA56 for text?
Black text on #02CA56 has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.