Palettes / Colors / #02CA89
#02CA89 — Vivid Teal
#02CA89 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 #02CA89 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.
#02CA89 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 #CA0241; it also sits naturally between #02CA27 and #02A5CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02CA89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 202, 137 |
| HSL | 161°, 98%, 40% |
| HSV | 161°, 99%, 79% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 32%, 21% |
| XYZ | 25.66, 44.06, 30.82 |
| Yxy | 44.06, 0.2552, 0.4382 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.27, -57.31, 20.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.38, -44.30, 15.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 79% · Blue 54%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #02CA89
.text { color: #02CA89; }
.background { background-color: #02CA89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CA89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CA89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CA89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 137, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02CA89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CA89">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CA0241:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02CA89: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CA89
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 #02CA89: ·
How #02CA89 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 #02CA89 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 #02CA89?
#02CA89 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 202, 137). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02CA89?
#02CA89 is RGB 2, 202, 137 — HSL 161°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 32%, 21%.
What colors go with #02CA89?
Its complement is #CA0241; analogous partners are #02CA27 and #02A5CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02CA89 for text?
Black text on #02CA89 has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.