Palettes / Colors / #02CACA

#02CACA — Vivid Teal

#02CACA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

#02CACA 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 #CA0202; it also sits naturally between #02CA66 and #0266CA. 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 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #02CACA

.text { color: #02CACA; }
.background { background-color: #02CACA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CACA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 202, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CACA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 202, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CACA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 202, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #02CACA

Tints of #02CACA

Tones of #02CACA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA0202:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02CACA: #000000.

How #02CACA 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 #02CACA 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

← #02CAC9  ·  #02CACB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02CACA?

#02CACA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 202, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02CACA?

#02CACA is RGB 2, 202, 202 — HSL 180°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #02CACA?

Its complement is #CA0202; analogous partners are #02CA66 and #0266CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02CACA for text?

Black text on #02CACA has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.