Palettes / Colors / #02CAAE
#02CAAE — Vivid Teal
#02CAAE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #02CAAE 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.
#02CAAE 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 #CA021D; it also sits naturally between #02CA4B and #0281CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02CAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 202, 174 |
| HSL | 172°, 98%, 40% |
| HSV | 172°, 99%, 79% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 14%, 21% |
| XYZ | 28.79, 45.31, 47.27 |
| Yxy | 45.31, 0.2372, 0.3733 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.10, -48.26, 2.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.31, -38.47, 1.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 79% · Blue 68%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #02CAAE
.text { color: #02CAAE; }
.background { background-color: #02CAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02CAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #02CAAE
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Tones of #02CAAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CA021D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02CAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CAAE
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 #02CAAE: ·
How #02CAAE 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 #02CAAE 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 #02CAAE?
#02CAAE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 202, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02CAAE?
#02CAAE is RGB 2, 202, 174 — HSL 172°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 14%, 21%.
What colors go with #02CAAE?
Its complement is #CA021D; analogous partners are #02CA4B and #0281CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02CAAE for text?
Black text on #02CAAE has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.