Palettes / Colors / #02CA91

#02CA91 — Vivid Teal

#02CA91 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 #02CA91 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.

#02CA91 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 #CA023B; it also sits naturally between #02CA2D and #029FCA. 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 57%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #02CA91

.text { color: #02CA91; }
.background { background-color: #02CA91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CA91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CA91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CA91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02CA91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CA91">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA023B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02CA91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CA91

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 #02CA91 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 #02CA91 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #02CA91?

#02CA91 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 202, 145). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02CA91?

#02CA91 is RGB 2, 202, 145 — HSL 163°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 28%, 21%.

What colors go with #02CA91?

Its complement is #CA023B; analogous partners are #02CA2D and #029FCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02CA91 for text?

Black text on #02CA91 has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.