Palettes / Colors / #02CA9C

#02CA9C — Vivid Teal

#02CA9C 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 #02CA9C 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.

#02CA9C 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 #CA0231; it also sits naturally between #02CA37 and #0295CA. 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 61%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #02CA9C

.text { color: #02CA9C; }
.background { background-color: #02CA9C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CA9C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CA9C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CA9C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02CA9C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CA9C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA0231:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02CA9C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CA9C

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 #02CA9C 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 #02CA9C 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

← #02CA9B  ·  #02CA9D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02CA9C?

#02CA9C is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 202, 156). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02CA9C?

#02CA9C is RGB 2, 202, 156 — HSL 166°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 23%, 21%.

What colors go with #02CA9C?

Its complement is #CA0231; analogous partners are #02CA37 and #0295CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02CA9C for text?

Black text on #02CA9C has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.