Palettes / Colors / #02CA8E
#02CA8E — Vivid Teal
#02CA8E 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 #02CA8E 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.
#02CA8E 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 #CA023E; it also sits naturally between #02CA2A and #02A2CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02CA8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 202, 142 |
| HSL | 162°, 98%, 40% |
| HSV | 162°, 99%, 79% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 30%, 21% |
| XYZ | 26.03, 44.21, 32.75 |
| Yxy | 44.21, 0.2527, 0.4292 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.37, -56.20, 18.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.49, -43.61, 14.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 79% · Blue 56%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #02CA8E
.text { color: #02CA8E; }
.background { background-color: #02CA8E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CA8E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CA8E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CA8E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 142, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02CA8E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CA8E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #02CA8E
Tints of #02CA8E
Tones of #02CA8E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CA023E:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02CA8E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CA8E
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 #02CA8E: ·
How #02CA8E 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 #02CA8E 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 #02CA8E?
#02CA8E is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 202, 142). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02CA8E?
#02CA8E is RGB 2, 202, 142 — HSL 162°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 30%, 21%.
What colors go with #02CA8E?
Its complement is #CA023E; analogous partners are #02CA2A and #02A2CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02CA8E for text?
Black text on #02CA8E has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.